….Alayetoro, Ido/Osi Council Chair sue for peace
By Editor
The peace of Ayetoro Ekiti was rudely disturbed on Thursday as some armed policemen stormed the Palace of the Royal Father of the town, HRM Oba Ajayi Samuel Olufisan with a mission to arrest him.
According to eye witness account, about five policemen fully armed including a woman officer stormed the Palace and went straight to the monarch’s private residence to tell him that he was under arrest.
It was gathered that the security operatives claimed that they were from Akure Police Division which raised some genuine suspicion from Oba Olufisan who told his august visitors to exercise some patience as he was yet to take his bath.
However, the news of Kabiyesi’s purported arrest had spread like wild fire in the town as many angry residents stormed the palace in their hundreds to give the arresting officers a hot chase from the vicinity.
In addition the youths of the town staged a peaceful protest carrying leaves round the major streets and singing solidarity songs.
Oba Olufisan in an address to his subjects appealed for calm while thanking them for the peaceful conduct by not physically abuse the police officers.
He maintained that he is a law abiding citizen who knows the implications of refusing arrest as he did not object to following the operatives in the first instance but he needed to freshen up before the incident happened.
He urged residents to allow peace to reign and go about their daily activities without recourse to violence.
Speaking in similar vein, the Chairman of Ido/Osi Local Government said he had been summoned from the office of the Deputy Governor and Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs to broker peace in the community as the matter is being addressed by the appropriate authorities of government adding that the prompt attention by the government is an indication of the high regard the administration has for traditional institution in the state noting that the Chief Justice has waded into the matter.
Meanwhile, relative calm has gradually returned to the town as at time of filing this report.
