The Ondo State government, under Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s administration, has been accused of talking harshly to the revered stool of Abodi of Ikaleland, Oba George Faduyile, and the entire Ikale people.
However, the Chairman of Araromi Obu Development Committee, Senator Omololu Meroyi, at various media briefings, had accused the Ikale people of encroaching on their land, claiming that their fathers had lived in the area for more than 500 years. He specifically accused the Abodi of Ikaleland, Oba Faduyile, of stoking the communal crisis by sponsoring bandits to invade their farms and town.
“The monarch of Araromi Obu is the 18th Ajobu of Araromi Obu. There is nowhere in history that it was said the Ikale people came to install monarch on our land. We cannot allow this kind of brutalisation to continue.” He said: “Ikale nation is very disturbed by the breach of the peace occurring in Araromi Obu and Ago Alaye. We crave peace and on that, we are on the same page with your Excellency.
“It is always so, where the head of the truth is buried deep inside the sand. In our relationship with the Obu people, from the time they became our guests on Ikaleland until now, we have never, I repeat, never been the aggressors in any conflict.” “For 15 years, the hapless Ikale nation struggled in the case, which finally ended in our favour on May 13, 2019. And up till today, we have not been served with any application for the stay of the judgment.
Recounting the post-judgment incident in May, Faduyile said: “Suddenly, Ikales started receiving invitations from the Police and Government. We requested to know the complainants’ identity, so we could proceed against them under the law, but no name was given to us. “There were reprisal attacks against Ikales in Araromi, many of whom have fled their houses for safety. In all of these, the security agencies only concentrated their hostilities on Ikales, portraying them as the aggressors, while treating Obu people with kid gloves.
Leading Ikale people to a press conference in Akure, the Jagunmolu of Ikaleland, a retired General, Oluyemi Bajowa, accused the Governor of failing to constitute an inquiry committee as promised.
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