The Palace of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Adesuyi Haastrup, has called the attention of security agencies to the act of hooliganism by some people in Ijesaland.
In a statement issued by the Chief of Staff, Mrs Dupe Ajayi Gbadebo, the palace accused an aspirant to the Owa Obokun throne of sponsoring two chiefs who were removed from their position on grounds of gross misconduct to cause mayhem in the town.
The palace, however, did not mention the name of the aspirant or the two chiefs.
The statement insisted that their conducts remain a threat to the tranquil inhabitants of Ijesaland and called upon the jurisdictional law enforcement bodies to step in before the situation deteriorates into violence
The statement partly read, “It is saddening to note that an aspirant to the Owa Obokun position has seemingly resisted peace in the Ijesa kingdom by providing support to two individuals who were divested of their chieftaincy titles on grounds of gross misconduct.
“The first individual is a suspect whose brother was convicted of a serious felony in the United States (US). He himself jumped bail between 1994 and 1995 in California and forfeited his US citizenship owing to his criminal actions, among which are using fictitious names to defraud other people.
He was also divested of his title for similar offences in Ijesaland
“In defiance of the ongoing court proceedings at the Osun High Court of Justice, the individual has again deemed it fit to break into a traditional chieftaincy house twice within a fortnight.
“The most recent criminal offence occurred on Easter Monday, April 6th, 2026, when he vandalised the main entrance door to gain unauthorised access to the chieftaincy house.
‘It is suspected that it was the aspirant who secured bail for the second individual who had, years back, faced allegations of transformer theft and police arrest. The aspirant maintains a close rapport with the duo. “A case of show me your friends, and I tell you who you are.”
“It is the position of the palace that any individual who feels aggrieved by the appointment of Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, should seek legal redress instead of promoting violence,” the statement added.
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