Information received, has it that a communal clash between Ifon and Ilobu, in Osun State has started in the early morning on March 21st as many houses and cars are reportedly burnt down and scores are injured.

The clash started according to source as early as 4:00 am this morning.

Governor Adeleke has how ever ordered security agencies to step in to control the situation and sue for peace among indegine of Osun State.

In a statement issued over the renewed crisis, Governor Adeleke enjoined the joint security task force to step in immediately and stop the clashes.

The Governor who decried the politicization of the crisis tasked the task force to go after the ring leaders and ensure they face the full wrath of the law.

He further urged the peace committee to ensure immediate cessation of hostility to preserve lives and properties.

The Governor who lamented the repeated breach of peace deals among the warring communities warned that his administration will take stringent action on the buffer zone between the two communities unless hostility stopped immediately.

The Governor is currently holding security and political engagements to find a lasting solution to the crisis which predates the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Timeline of clash in Ilobu -Ifon in two years:

September 16th, 2023

October 4-6th, 2023

January, 2024

March, 2024

December, 2024

January 16th, 2025

January 30th, 2025