{"id":158915,"date":"2025-04-08T08:36:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T07:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/displaced-osun-farmers-seek-govts-urgent-intervention"},"modified":"2025-04-15T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:10:20","slug":"displaced-osun-farmers-seek-govts-urgent-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/displaced-osun-farmers-seek-govts-urgent-intervention","title":{"rendered":"Displaced Osun farmers seek govt\u2019s urgent intervention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Over 3,000 displaced farmers from Iloba and Oloosape communities in Osun State have appealed to both the federal and the state governments to assist them in returning to their ancestral homes, six years after being forced out by violent attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The farmers, who gathered in Osogbo on Monday, alleged that they were driven from their villages in 2019 by armed hoodlums from the neighbouring Egbedi community, and have since been unable to access their farmlands.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the affected residents, the Olu of Oloosape, Oba Hassan Adegoke, said, \u201cAlmost all the buildings in Iloba and Oloosape were set ablaze during the attack. My palace was not spared either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the attack led to mass displacement, halting all farming activities in the two agrarian communities, thereby crippling their primary source of livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>Oba Adegoke added that, \u201cMore than 3,000 farmers are unable to access their farms due to fear of further attacks. We can\u2019t continue sleeping on the streets when we have our own homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The traditional ruler who appealed for peace and insisted that his people had no interest in territorial disputes, said, \u201cWe are not troublesome. What we want is peace in Olosaape and Iloba.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that his appointment as Baale in 2009 was cordial with the late Elegbedi of Egbedi stressing, \u201cWe didn\u2019t encroach on their land. Help us beg them to leave us alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI became Baale of Olosaape in 2009. Myself and the late Elegbedi had a good relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the Timi of Ede who elevated Elegbedi, Olosaape and Oloba to part two Oba in 2015. We didn\u2019t encroach on Elegbedi\u2019s land, but help us beg them in Egbedi to leave us alone. We are not troublesome and what we want is peace in Olosaape and Iloba.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleading with the Osun State Government and the Federal Government to intervene on our behalf,\u201d Oba Adegoke said.<\/p>\n<p>However, a community leader in Iloba, Adesoji Aderemi, refuted claims that people from Iloba were involved in the February 27 shooting in Egbedi, which left seven people injured.<\/p>\n<p>Aderemi said, \u201cThe Oloba family from Ede has lived peacefully in Iloba for decades. We demand a thorough investigation to identify those responsible for the attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also dismissed accusations made by the Elegbedi, asserting that neither the Timi of Ede, Oba Adesola Lawal, nor his subjects had knowledge of the February incident.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to reach the Elegbedi, Oba Azeez, for comment were unsuccessful, as calls to his line went unanswered and messages sent received no reply.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Over 3,000 displaced farmers from Iloba and Oloosape communities in Osun State have appealed to both the federal and the state governments to assist them in returning to their ancestral homes, six years after being forced out by violent attacks. 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