Oyo Farmers Return To Communities Seized By Wakil

Deputy Chairman of Oyo State Council of Obas, Oba Francis Alao, said peace had returned to Kajola and other villages taken over by a Fulani man, Iskiku Wakil.

The Olugbon of Orile Igbon said that the Assistant Commissioner of Police in Oyo State in charge of operations called and told him that peace had been restored to the place.

The monarch while speaking to PUNCH, said the police officer told him that Wakil, who was accused of pursuing farmers from their farms and destroying their economic trees, had fled the area.

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Oba Alao said, “I spoke with the Commissioner of Police yesterday (Wednesday) and she asked the AC Operations to call me. He called me and told me that peace had returned to those villages.

“He said the ACP got through to the DPO in charge of Ayete. He said the DPO told him that the situation was now under control and that the same man (Wakil) had ran away. That is what he told me.”

Recall that the Asawo of Ayete, Oba Emmanuel Okeniyi, and farmers in the villages had earlier called out for help, stating that Wakil and his armed kinsmen pursued farmers out of the villages and destroyed their cocoa and cashew trees.

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