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Royal Fathers Call For Suspension Of Oluwo Of Iwo For Beating Up Monarch
The suspension of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has been called for by some royal father’s in the Osun West Senatorial District.
This they say would serve as punishment after he attacked Oba Dhikrullahi Olaniran, the Agbowu of Ogbagbaa at a meeting of royal father’s.
Oba Habeeb Adetoyese who spoke to newsmen while flanked by Onigege of Igege, Oba Kazeem Oyediran, and Onifin of Ikonifin, Oba Solomon Ojo, stated that they honored the meeting staged by the AIG after the Oluwo of Iwo petitioned them with an accusation that they sold land in his domain.
He stated this at the Trauma Centre of Osun State General Hospital, Asubiaro, the Olu of Ileogbo, where Oba Dhikrullahi Olaniran, the Agbowu of Ogbagbaa, was taken to for treatment after the attack by the Oluwo of Iwo.
He said, “In October last year, the Oluwo wrote a petition against us to the Assistant Inspector General of Police that royal fathers were threatening his life and selling his land.
“Then AIG Oyebade warned that he would not condone any form of trouble from our area. He directed that we should have a meeting and resolve the issue. We also saw the governor and he gave same instruction. A peace meeting was fixed for Iwo Local Government Area secretariat. That day, he (Oluwo) disrupted the meeting. He came with thugs.
“When government observed that the first meeting did not yield good result, another meeting was fixed for 9am today (Friday). Letters were sent, inviting us to the meeting.
“At the meeting today, we were asked to introduce ourselves and we all did. When Oluwo was asked to talk, he accused me of selling his land. He raised same allegation against Agbowu of Ogbagbaa, Onigege of Gege. I told the meeting that I did not sell Iwo land.
