Communal clash in Osun State leaves over 30 shot, many displaced

March 21, 2025

A fresh communal clash between Ifon in Orolu local government and Ilobu in Irepodun council area of Osun State has resulted in no fewer than 30 residents being shot, with many more, especially children and women, displaced in the ongoing land dispute.

The clash, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, also saw several houses and shops razed to the ground.

The residents of Ifon, under the aegis of Concerned Youth of Ifon Osun, Orolu Kingdom, took to social media to express their grievances, stating: “We can’t keep looking and be watching Olobu & Ilobu people’s burning our shops and houses in the midnight any longer.

“We, the Youth of Ifon Osun Orolu Kingdom, call on the state Government of Osun to hasten their steps and actions to short things out , we have been patiently enduring the brutal attacks and destructive behavior of Ilobu hoodlums for far too long.”

They also praised their king, Oba Peter Oluwole Ipadeola Ilufemiloye Akinyooiye III, Olufon of Ifon Osun Orolu Kingdom, for his efforts to calm the situation, saying: “Our peace-loving and law-abiding king… has been calming our youths and advising restraint, despite the ongoing aggression from Ilobu.

“It is becoming increasingly difficult for us to remain passive while our ancestral properties and farmlands are being destroyed and our people are being harmed.”

However, the Otun Jagun of Ilobu, Chief Leke Ogunsola, denied attacking residents of Ifon, instead alleging that Ifon residents had been attacking