Ife Crisis: Panel Set To Submit Report
The panel of enquiry set up by Osun State government to unravel the circumstances that led to the communal clash between Hausa and Yoruba in Ile-Ife Friday concluded its sitting , saying it is set to submit its report to government.
The fracas that ensued between Hausa and Yoruba in Ile-Ife on March 8, 2017 led to the death of many people.
Speaking with newsmen after the sitting, the Secretary of the panel, Mr. Bisi Babalola, said that the panel has treated 289 of the 406 memoranda it received.
Babalola who admitted that majority of those that submitted memoranda were not at the scene of the crisis, assured that the panel would address it in its recommendation.
He dispelled the rumour that the crisis was a tribal issue, saying “security report revealed that the crisis started between a Yoruba woman and Hausa man due to misunderstanding.
“We received 406 memoranda and with the four we have taken today, we have treated 289. I can assure the public that the panel would soon make recommendation t in due course.
“We started sitting on April 19 and we sat for 27 days. Many of those that submitted memoranda have refused to show up before the panel despite announcement and several invitation,” Babalola stated.
Earlier, the chairman of the panel, Justice Moshood Adeigbe, appreciated the people of Ife for the cooperation and support given to the panel during its sitting in the town.
He said the panel was ready to fulfill its earlier promise to give a fair and unbiased recommendation on the outcome of its findings.
However, the President, Ife Development Board, Lawrence Olajire Olawoyin, appreciated the governor for allowing the panel to sit in Ile-Ife where the crisis occurred.
He said that the governor had selected those that know how to manage crisis, adding “we found them very appropriate for the assignment.
