Oyo Assembly urges Makinde to resolve boundary dispute
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Governors urged to deploy ‘Burst Operation’ on Ogun-Osun border as crisis looms
The Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday ordered the state government to make an emergency presence of the state’s Burst Operation at Odo-Oba, the boundary between Oyo and Osun states along Iwo town in Osun state, to prevent the people besieging Iwoland from disturbing the security. was charged. Peace and tranquility of the Ogburo people of Oyo State.
The House made the request in a motion co-sponsored by Speaker Adebo Ogundoyin and others. The title of the motion is: “Ogburo Land, Lagelu Local Council (Oyo State), Iwo Land Grabbers (Osun State), Agborerin Area of Ibarapa East Local Council (Oyo State), Egba Tribe (Ogun State).”
Noting that land conflicts are pervasive at the root of various civil violence and wars around the world, the House noted that “as of today, the Ogburo, Iwo, Aborerin and Egba peoples of Oyo, Osun and Ogun states respectively Conflicts continue between the tribes.
“Ogburoland is under siege by land grabbers from Iwo Jima. These usurpers are not only terrorizing the people; they are also stripping them of their historic land. .”
“The biggest concern is the Ologburo of Ogburoland and by extension the Olubadan of Ibadanland appointed by the Oyo State Government. Mr. Oba Olajide Oyedepo Oyebamiji was forced to flee Ogburoland as his life was in danger. . The king of Ogbroland is currently living in exile. This is an affront to the dignity and fundamental rights of the Ogbro people and, by extension, to the authority of the Oyo State government.”
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Source: guardian.ng