The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, and members of the Olubadan-in-Council have expressed concern over the ongoing boundary dispute between Ibadan and Iwo in Osun.
The dispute, attributed to a gold mining site, has prompted stakeholders to call for urgent attention to resolve the issue.
The land dispute as contained in a statement jointly signed by Mogaji Nurudeen Akinade and Chief Adeola Oloko after a Stakeholders meeting held at the Bodija residence of Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Ladoja is attributable to gold mining site.
It was not stated whether the mining activities purportedly going on in the Ibadan axis of Iwo border were legal or illegal and who and who were involved.
They, however, submitted that unless drastic action is taken against criminal suspects who destroy lives and property in the areas under reference, there may be no light at the end of the tunnel. The key figures comprising elements from the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, CCII, Ibadan Mogajis, and Ibadan Compound Peace Initiative had gone to wish Olubadan happy Easter and branched to Otun Olubadan Rashidi Ladoja’s house before lamenting the spate of killing, kidnapping and arson along Ogburo boundary corridor between Ibadan and Iwo axis of Osun.
The stakeholders said it has come to their notice that the current crisis in Ogburo is beyond boundary dispute, saying activities of miners going on in the area are fueling the crisis.