Tuesday 16th of July 2019 was a sad day for the whole residents
of Ago Alaye community in Araromi-Obu Odigbo LGA of Ondo state, as hoodlums and
violent youths from a neighboring community invaded Ago Alaye, shooting
sporadically, burning properties and attacking anyone in sight.
Among those attacked is a Parish pastor in RCCG
Solomon Temple parish, All sufficient area, All sufficient zone, Araromi Obu,
Ondo province 10., Pastor Akinpelumi Bodunwa.
The pastor was on his Mission assignment on that
fateful day, but was matcheted by the hoodlums and left for death. Concerned
residents and youths rushed Pastor Akinpelumi Bodunwa and others who were also
shot and matcheted to a nearby hospital, and through divine intervention and
dedication of the medical personnel in the hospital he survived the attack.
In a statement signed by Pastor Meroyi Olayinka and
Pastor Taiwo Akinro of the Araromi- Obu Intercessors group, “the Church of God especially
those in Ondo state, should please join us to pray on the issue of crisis bedeviling
various communities in the state, and also remember to pray for Araromi-Obu, as
we are admonished to seek the peace of Jerusalem”.
The communal crisis started on the basis of a land
tussle between Araromi-Obu and the Ikales, which the judgement of an Akure
High Court ceded the land to Ikale people.
However, the people of Araromi-Obu challenged the judgement in an appeal and
the case is yet to be decided, but to the dismay of residents and everyone in Araromi-Obu,
the people of Ikale invaded the said land and held the whole community under
siege, preventing people from going to farm and their businesses until the case
resulted into this crisis that has led to the loss of lives and properties.
As
at the time of filing this report, the Ondo state governor Ogbeni Oluwarotimi Akeredolu
has reacted to the crisis by the imposing
a 24-hour curfew on the
said land in Ago-Alaye
community.
Pictures of Pastor Akinpelumi and others affected in the crisis.
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