Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti
To avert violence that could culminate in bloodshed in border towns and ensure speedy resolution of inter- state boundary tussles, the Ekiti State Government has warned towns sharing boundaries with other states against taking laws into their hands.
The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Monisade Afuye, gave the warning yesterday while interacting with stakeholders from Ogotun Ekiti and Efon Alaaye over raging land crises they had with their neighbours in Ikeji Ile, Ikeji Arakeji and Erinmo in Osun State.
This admonition came barely five days a boundary bedlam between Eda Oniyo Ekiti and Obbo Ayegunle in Kwara escalated resulting in the killing of a 32-year-old man, Bayo Agbetoke.
Harping on the expediency of peace during the parley, Mrs. Afuye, according to a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Victor Ogunje, said peace building was in consonance with the policy of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s government,…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
