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Monarchs urge govt to wade into Ayede-Ekiti crisis
From Ifedayo Sayo, Ado-Ekiti
FOLLOWING the unsuccessful bid by some youths to evict the monarch of Ayede Ekiti, Oba Joseph Orisagbemi, from his palace last week, some traditional rulers have called on the state government to help restore order to the ancient town.
The traditional rulers including Onisan of Isan, Oba S.O Ajiboye; Oloye of Oye, Oba Oluwole Ademolaju; Onitaji of Itaji-Ekiti, Oba I.A. Babalola; Iwatapa of Itapa-Ekiti, Oba Adeyeye Ali and Apeju of Ilupeju, Oba Olaleye Oayelu, at the weekend, decried the attack on their colleague, the Atta of Ayede-Ekiti over who should be the rightful occupant of the throne of Atta.
Oba Orisagbemi in the past one year has been facing stiff opposition from some elite in the town who are contesting his appointment as the monarch of Ayede-Ekiti.
The tussle over the throne, however, took another dimension when his half-brother, Prince Lagunju Oba, challenged his appointment in the law court.
Lagunju, however, won the case at both the Ado-Ekiti High Court and the Court of Appeal in Ilorin, where the appointment of Oba Orisagbemi was nullified.
Oba Orisagbemi appealed to the Supreme Court, claiming that the courts did not say he has no right to the stool of Atta of Ayede-Ekiti.
While the Supreme Court was yet to sit on the appeal, some youths in the town tried to forcefully eject Oba Orisagbemi from the palace, which resulted in its destruction.
Some of the attackers were, however, arrested by the police who later released them after the intervention of some influential individuals in the state.
Rising from their meeting at the weekend, traditional rulers from Oye Local Council regretted the way and manner the suspects were being released from police custody shortly after their arrest.
According to the traditional rulers, the action of the police "has not given room for a change of heart among the youths".
The rulers added that the rampaging youths also vandalised the personal car of the Onisan of Isan-Ekiti, thus sending ominous signals to other obas in the council area.
The obas called on the state government to take decisive actions that will ensure a lasting peace in Ayede-Ekiti, saying the course of justice should not be perverted in any form as the Atta of Ayede still has the grace to defend his position at the Supreme Court.
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