Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has set up a 14-member Ifon/Ilobu/Erin Osun Community Peace Resolution Committee as part of efforts to bring lasting peace to the two communities.
Members of the committee were chosen as representatives of both communities and charged with the responsibility of resolving all matters affecting the communities about their dispute which recently sparked off hostilities
This came to the fore after a high-powered security meeting with all the stakeholders from Ilobu, Ifon, and Erin communities whom the Governor met in their respective communities.
A statement by the state commissioner for information and public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, made available to reporters in Osogbo said the Governor appreciated the royal fathers and community leaders, including the Olobu of Ilobu, HRM Oba Ashiru Olatoye Olaniyan, the Elerin of Erin-Osun, HRM Oba Yusuf Omoloye Oyagbodun and the Eesa of Ifon-Orolu among others.
He said the Governor thanked all sons and daughters of the communities for embracing peace and nominating their peace representatives who are to deliberate and bring an end to the communal crisis in the warring communities.
According to the statement, the Community Peace Resolution Committee consists of four persons each from Ilobu, Ifon, and Erin-Osun communities, while two representatives were also chosen from Okanla to make it a 14-member committee.
It said: “While wishing them success in the assignment, the Osun state government further rolled out the following terms of reference as a template that will guide them in the course of carrying out the Peace mission:
“To sit and fashion out an amicable way(s) of settling and ensuring lasting peace in the warring communities.
“To work with security agencies such as the Army, Police, Civil Defence, and stakeholders for the warring communities to surrender the firearms in their possessions.
“To ensure that the residents of the communities abide by the rules and regulations established by the government to abolish the communal clashes in the communities forthwith.”
The Government, however, warned that should there be any breakdown of law and order after these resolutions, members of the 14-member committee would be held culpable.
Consequently, the Osun government reiterated its earlier commitment to prioritizing peace and unity in the warring communities and the entire state at large.
