No fewer than 30 residents have been shot in a fresh communal clash between Ifon in Orolu Local Government Area and Ilobu in Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State.
The violent confrontation, which occurred in the early hours of Friday, has also left many, particularly children and women, displaced as the longstanding land dispute between the two communities escalates.
In addition to the shootings, several houses and shops were razed during the attack. Tensions have been simmering between the two communities over disputed land, and the latest clash is part of a pattern of ongoing violence, with both sides attacking each other in villages and over farmland.
Residents of Ifon, under the banner of the Concerned Youth of Ifon Osun, Orolu Kingdom, expressed their frustration over the continuing violence.
According to TheNation, they revealed in a video shared on social media, “We can’t keep looking and be watching Olobu & Ilobu people burning our shops…
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