The letter read in parts, “Despite the declaration by the Osun State Government that Igbo Imi-Esin and Opapa area are now a buffer zone. Despite the government order, the people of Ilobu community have started allocating the land and started massive emergency construction works in the area! These demonstrate a blatant disregard for constituted authority.
“This lack of respect for the rule of law and the decisions of the state government has serious implications for the maintenance of law and order, as well as the overall development of the state. It is imperative that your administration takes decisive action to address this issue and ensure that the decisions of the government are respected and enforced.
“Specifically, we wish to state as follows: The entire Igbo Imi-Esin belongs is Olufon land that was allocated to Eleesi family that is headed by Chief Eleesi of Ifon-Orolu Kingdom while the entire Opapa Village are Olufons and and allocated to Odofin family that is headed by Chief Odofin of Ifon-Orolu Kingdom.
“Both Igbo Imi-Esin and Opapa areas constituted the buffer zone as declared by Your Excellency during the recent crisis between Ifon and Ilobu communities.
“We are constrained to formally complain about daily aggressions by the people of the Ilobu Community in the same area. The Ilobu people are molesting, threatening our people in the area, and destroying their economic trees in the area. There are reports that Ilobu people have started constructing new roads and selling the lands in the area while suspicious construction works are going on in the same area.
“We have advised that the concerned people and original land occupier should report to the Police and other security agencies, but this has not stopped the Ilobu people.
“We want your administration to understand that this unfortunate situation and lack of respect for constituted authority by the people of Ilobu Community may lead to a renewed crisis if concrete action is not taken.”
