Ilobu Community cries for help over renewed attacks

The leadership of the Ilobu Community in Osun State has called on the Federal Government, the Inspector General of Police, and the Director General of the Department of State Services to come to their aid following renewed attacks on the community, allegedly perpetrated by Ifon and Erin-Osun communities.In a statement by the National President of the Ilobu Development Union, Olufemi Salako, the community revealed that over 100,000 people have been displaced after more than one hundred houses, shops, and a market were burnt down.

Describing the latest attack as an attempt to exterminate the Ilobu community, Olufemi Salako accused the state government, under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke, and the Commissioner of Police of not doing enough to protect the lives and property of residents and indigenes.

“Unfortunately, the Erin-Osun community has also joined in, confirming that this is a pre-planned and premeditated attack on Ilobu. This time, it is not just about…