Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Monday was besieged by irate youths from Ayedire and Ola-oluwa local government areas of the state who called for the suspension of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale, for allegedly beating up another monarch, the Agbowu of Ogbagba, Oba Dhikurullahi Akinropo, last week.
The protesters carried placards with different inscriptions, such as “Justice must prevail”, “Oluwo is calling for communal war”, “Oluwo has bastardised Yoruba culture”, “Suspend Oluwo Now”, among many others.
The protesters, led by the Asiwaju of Ile-Ogbo, Chief Raphael Akanmu urged the state government to, in the interest of peace create another traditional council authority separate from Iwo traditional council for the other monarchs in the council areas.
He alleged that since Oba Adewale ascended the throne, peace had eluded the area.
Recall that a peace meeting called by the police last Thursday to find solutions to the land trouble matters ended abruptly when the Oluwo reportedly assaulted the Agbowu.
Reports said the Agbowu was slapped over disagreement on the sale of some parcels of land to some people in the area.
