Oyo State Government has called on the residents of the state to adopt peaceful means in resolving land disputes.
Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Olalekan Alli made the call
on behalf of the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi at a meeting of
a sub-technical committee on Boundary and Communal Disputes, which held
at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Ibadan on Thursday.
Alli particularly enjoined the people of Afijio and Oyo East local
government areas of the State to use peaceful and non-disruptive means
in resolving the dispute over the controversial Eleranko farmland at Awe
area of the state.
He assured that the State Government will embark on investigation on
the said farm land with a view to settling the dispute between both
parties amicably.
He urged the people to appreciate Governor Ajimobi’s led
administration for putting the security of lives and properties on the
front burner since he came on board, noting that the support and
cooperation of citizens were essential for the peace to continue to rein
in the state.
Representative of the State Commissioner of Police, DCP Akpa Okoh
admonished residents to explore dialogue and constructive engagement in
resolving the disputes rather than violent means.
He noted that using violence to resolve land disputes was a criminal
act, warning that anybody found culpable in any act of violence would be
made to face the full wrath of the law.
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