Land Dispute: Hoodlums from Kwara Attack LG Secretariat in Ekiti
Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State, on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government secretariat and some residents of the town over land dispute.
The alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents.
The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as workers ran for safety.
Speaking on the attack, the Eleda of Eda- Oniyo, Oba Awodipo Awolola, explained that the hoodlums attacked some people with charms in their farms, saying one person had been hospitalised.
Oba Awolola said the incident had caused trauma and fear among residents of the community.
He urged the state government to intervene and settle the dispute between Ekiti and Kwara residents, to avoid bloodshed of innocent lives.
The traditional ruler appealed to security agencies to mobilise more officers to the community to prevent further attacks on residents.
Reacting, the Chairman of Ilejemeje Local Government Area in Ekiti, Mr Alaba Dada, expressed shock over the incident, adding that security officers have been mobilised to the town.
Dada urged both Ekiti and Kwara governments to settle the land dispute in the interest of peaceful and harmonious relationship between the two states.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo Femi Gbajabiamila Olofa Of Offa Sulu Babaita Isiaka Muhammadu Buhari Tsaragi Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed Otuka Olukotun Of Ikotun Ilorin Metro Park Kayode Ishola Belgore Bankole Omishore CCT Nigerian Correctional Service CCB Oba Abdulrahim Lawal Olohungbebe Oloye Shonga Ashiru Oya State Saliu Alamoyo Bello Oyebanji Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Razaq Ayobami Akanbi Saba Jibril Isiaka Saka Opobiyi Lanre Aremu Smart School Maigida Sidikat Akaje Ilorin West Alfa Belgore NIPR Oke-Kura Matthew Okedare Trader Moni Face Masks Pacify Labs Computer Based Test MMWG Offa Metropolitan Club Ajase-Ipo Ibrahim Labaika Kwara State Pension Board Ajibola Ademola Julius Yusuf Amuda Abubakar Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak Shao Kwara Poly Okanlawon Taiwo HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity KWACOBPA Old Oyo IF-K Makama Funmilayo Oniwa Adebayo Salami Wahab Femi Agbaje Sa\'ad Alanamu Aremu Bose Deborah Abraysports FC Sobi Specialist Hospital Mansur Alfanla Lanwa Ahmed Alhasssan Mazars Consulting HICA Ilorin Emirate Staff Association Abdulrazaq Akorede Mohammed Saidu Kisra Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye Federal Polytechnic Offa Umar Gunu