The conflict between Ilobu and Ifon communities serves as a grim reminder of the human cost of unresolved disputes. It has left families shattered, homes
A long-standing cold war between the communities of Ilobu and Ifon, rooted in a bitter land dispute, recently escalated, resulting in devastating consequences for the two Osun communities. Lives were lost and properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. The cause of this recent conflict, as reported byFor 41-year-old Muideen Azeez, a livestock farmer who had relocated from Lagos to Osun State to start afresh, the conflict shattered his life.
In July 22, 2005, a violent clash erupted between the two communities when workers of the National Population Commission attempted to demarcate parts of the disputed areas. This incident laid the groundwork for the gazette issued by then Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration in 2014, documented in the State Legal Notice No. 9 of 2014 published in Osun State of Nigeria Gazette No. 1 Vol. 24 on October 13, 2014.
“The two communities of Ifon Orolu and Ilobu are no stranger to frequent clashes and it would be unwise to deliberately cause another one at this point in time. We hereby state as follows: We are fully aware that General Taoreed, the Chief of Army Staff is an indigene of Ilobu in Irepodun Local Government of Osun State.
On September 16th, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the tragic killing of a 28-year-old, Sodiq Alamu, an Ilobu native from Ajana’s compound at Opapa village. She called for calm between Ilobu and Ifon, assuring that the command had initiated an investigation into the farmer’s death. Opalola also revealed that there were clandestine meetings being held by certain individuals and groups with intentions to incite violence within the communities.
Tragedy struck again on October 4th, near Oba via Gbere, where two individuals, one from Erin-Osun and the other from Ilobu, were shot by unidentified gunmen while returning from a dam. Regrettably, Taye, an Erin-Osun native, succumbed to his injuries, while the other victim is still receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital. Concerns about an impending communal clash grew, prompting Barrister Samuel Ojo, the Special Adviser to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Security, to sound the alarm.
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