Abdulrasheed Akanbi, oluwo of Iwo, has explained why he
engaged in a brawl with another monarch during a peace meeting.
There were reports that Akanbi attacked Dhikrulahi Akinropo,
agbowu of Ogbagba, over a disagreement during a meeting convened by the assistant
inspector-general of Police (AIG), Zone 11, to resolve a prolonged land dispute
among the monarchs in the Osun west senatorial district.
Akinropo was taken to the hospital due to injuries sustained
in the attack.
In a statement after the incident, Akanbi defended his
action, accusing Akinropo of attempting to stick his staff of office into his
eyes.
“At the peace meeting held at AIG office, Agbowu of
Ogbaagbaa interrupted me while I was making my speech; he started calling me
unprintable names, pointing his staff of office at me while attempting to stick
the staff in my eyes; I heavily rejected it with a force which the Agbowu could
not withstand,” he said.
“How could a constable openly insult commissioner of police
and make an attempt to beat the CP? Can any monarch try such with Ooni,
Alaafin?
“He went far as attempting to turn Oluwo to a blind man by
pointing his staff of office to my eyes. All affected monarchs in my kingdom
should note no one will feed on his subjects land and go away with it.”
But some traditional rulers in the state have blamed Akanbi
for the action, demanding his suspension.
Speaking with reporters at the hospital, Habeeb Adetoyese,
olu of Ileogbo, flanked by six other monarchs, said the oluwo descended on
their colleague while making a presentation at the meeting.
“In October last year he wrote a petition against us to AIG
Oyebade, that, we are threatening his life and we are selling his land. The AIG
said he doesn’t want any issue in our regions, that we should solve it
amicably. The governor also gave us the same advice when we saw him on the
matter,” Adetoyese said.
“The first peacemaking meeting that was organised for us at
Iwo local government secretariat, but Oluwo disrupted the meeting. He came with
thugs saying everybody should go to his domain.
“A letter was sent to us for the invite and we all went for
the program…when he (Oluwo) was talking, he alleged that, I, the monarch of
Ile-Ogbo, was selling his lands and that, also, the Agbowo of Ogbaa Gbaa, the
Onigege of Gege is also selling his land. I am selling only selling Ile Ogbo’s
land and not Iwo land.
“In the meeting held, the commissioner said he can’t
intervene on any issue pertaining to land. He advised that the court can decide
on that or that we meet the governor to sort things out.
“As the AIG was addressing us, the Oluwo started shouting
that chaos and war will happen in the community. He stood up and started
beating Agbowu. He beat him to the extent that it was the AIG that rescued the
king from oluwo. We are still in shock for a king to behave in that manner.
When the man started feeling dizzy, we had to rush him down to Asubiaro
hospital. He sustained an injury on his cheeks.
“We implore the government to suspend him (Oluwo) so that we
can have peace in our domain. We have called our subjects that there is no
cause for violence but he should be checked. Only the governor can caution him
and if that is not done, he will destroy the entire region.”
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