Police Arrest Brothers Over Communal Clash In Ondo

Ondo State Police Command has arrested 2 brothers, Ogunsemore Gbadebo and Michael Ogunsemore for their allegedly engagement successful a convulsive communal clash that occurred successful Eki/Oboto Community of Ilaje section authorities country of the State.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the suspects had been locked successful a prolonged onshore quality with the monarch of the community, Oba Oyetayo Ofoaye of Aboto.

According to the. state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Olusola Ayanlade, the substance was archetypal taken to the Okitipupa High Court, which ruled successful favour of the monarch.

However, not satisfied with the verdict, the siblings filed an entreaty astatine the Court of Appeal successful Akure, wherever the appellate tribunal again upheld the Oba’s position.

The PPRO alleged that the brothers resorted to self-help thereafter, recruiting equipped thugs to unleash unit connected the assemblage alternatively than accepting the judgement of the Appeal Court.

Our analogous learnt that the onslaught reportedly perpetrated by the suspects and their gangs, displaced residents, destroyed huts, thenar produce, and different valuables, portion 1 Jeremiah Okuntimehin sustained machete injuries successful the fracas.

“This transgression escalation turned a civilian quality into a sedate information threat, prompting swift constabulary intervention,” the PPRO said.

According to the constabulary spokesman, the constabulary launched a coordinated cognition that led to the apprehension of the brothers – Gbadebo and Michael, who person since been arraigned successful court.

He added that efforts were ongoing to way down different fleeing members of the radical who took portion successful the unrest.

Ayanlade stressed that the arrests marked a decisive measurement successful restoring bid to the affected community, informing that communal unit volition not beryllium condoned nether immoderate guise.

Commissioner of Police successful the State, CP Adebowale Lawal cautioned individuals and groups against undermining judicial decisions oregon taking the instrumentality into their ain hands, informing that specified acts would pull the afloat value of the law.

He assured residents of Eki/Oboto and Aboto of capable constabulary beingness and urged them to stay calm, law-abiding, and cooperative with information agencies.

The CP besides emphasised that dialog and peaceful engagement remained the lone sustainable means of resolving communal disputes.