After Oluwo
of Iwo allegedly assaulted the another Oba, the office of the Assistant
Inspector General of Police, Zone 11 last month, the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba
Dhikirullahi Akinropo has dragged the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi before
an Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo.
According to
the writ of summons endorsed by his counsel Soji Oyetayo and obtained by
journalists in the state, the Agbowu also sought the court to grant the award
of N1 million against the defendants as cost of enlisting legal service.
He further
asked the court to prevent Oba Akanbi from intimidating, harrasing nor threaten
to attack him, while he should be compelled to desist from any action that
could cause breach of peace anywhere in Iwo, Ayedire and Olaoluwa Local
Government areas of the state.
In a writ of
summons dated 27th of Feb, 2020,supported by a 39 paragraphs statement of
Claims, Oba Akinropo said the Oluwo pounced of him at the AIG office, in the
presence of other monarchs and some member of the state executive council,
inflicting injury on him which was later treated at the State Specialist
Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo.
In the writ,
six other monarchs from the three local governments who claimed to be available
during the faceoff deposed to affidavits to testify on behalf of the Agbowu.
The plaintiff
narrated the genesis of the crisis as to Oluwo’s claim that anyone who sold
land more than 10acres around the three councils should obtain his
authorisation, otherwise the sale would be invalid.
He said other
monarchs and their subjects disagreed with such suggestions insisting that the
Oluwo lacked such Powers.
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