Ido-Ayegunle community in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State has been deserted following a violent attack by gunmen on Thursday that left four people dead and several houses razed.
The incident, believed to be linked to a lingering land dispute between Ido-Ayegunle and neighbouring Esa-Oke, occurred around 10 a.m., prompting residents to flee for safety.
Tensions between the two communities reportedly escalated after the recent appointment of a traditional ruler for Ido-Ayegunle by Governor Ademola Adeleke, a decision opposed by Esa-Oke indigenes, who argued that an Ilesa native could not be made king on their land.
According to reports, the attackers, numbering about 100 and many with masked faces, stormed the community, shooting sporadically and setting homes ablaze.
The bodies of four victims were reportedly taken away and later dumped in a well.
A community chief, Obanla Ibironke Adebusuyi, described the attack as tragic and called on the Osun State Government to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
“Our people were going about their daily activities when the hoodlums invaded. Though they covered their faces, some of them were recognised,” he said.
“They came from Esa-Oke axis on motorcycles around 10 AM, they surrounded our community, brutally killed four people, they cut the head of one of them, removed the hand of another and even removed the heart of one of them.
“After killing them, they threw them inside the well and used big stones and slabs to cover them up. All those people killed were from Ido Ayegunle. We demand that the government ensure those people are brought to book.”
He denied that the attack involved hunters from Esa-Oke and hoodlums from Ido-Ayegunle, saying “Owamiran planned the attack on the community.”
Meanwhile, Owamiran of Esa-Oke, Oba Adeyemi Adediran denied the allegation of planning the attack, saying, “If they can substantiate their allegation, they should prove where we met to plan it, my own is that I know nothing about the attack.”
In its reaction , Osun State Police Command through its spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the attack.
“The police swift into action, but the perpetrators, when they saw our men, took to their heels. Four people were killed in the clash. Some houses were burnt, and properties including bikes, generators, and streetlights were damaged.
“Nobody has been arrested over the matter but we have recovered some things that could help in our investigation, those people that perpetrated the act will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
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