Attack On Osun Monarch : Ede Elders Council Sues For Peace, Says Supreme Court Verdict Confirmed Hallelujah Part Of Edeland

The Ede Elders Council (Egbe Igbimo Agbaagba Ilu Ede) has pleaded with Ede sons and daughters and all residents of Halleluyah Town, a suburb of Edeland, to remain calm as the Osun State government has waded in to the unfortunate attack on the person and the sacred stool of Ajeniju of Halleluyah Town, Oba Yusuf Jelili Olaiya, Ademola 1 by some unscrupulous individuals allegedly from Ido Osun a neighborhood town to Halleluyah Town.

The appeal was made, on Monday, by the President of the Council, Alhaji Sulaimon Ademola Adebayo.

In a statement issued by the Director of Publicity, Ede Elders Council, Chief Ayodele Adeyemo, the Council says while it notes with sadness that the unprovoked attack is a condemnable desecration of traditional institutions and culture, the call for peace by Ede Elders is to allow sanity to reign.

The Council praised the prompt intervention of Senator Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, who directed full investigations into the circumstance that led to the unfortunate and unwarranted mayhem on the traditional ruler of Halleluyah Town.

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While thanking God for saving the life of Oba Yusuf Jelili Olaiya, the Ajeniju of Halleluyah Town, the President of Ede Elders Council, Alhaji Sulaimon Adebayo urged the law enforcement agencies to be proactive in nibbing in the bud a possible reoccurrence of such bloody attacks by providing tight security on neighbouring roads between Ede and Ido Osun towns and adjoining communities.

The Ede Elders Council also thanked His Imperial Majesty Oba Dr Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, Laminisa 1, Timi of Edeland for his magnanimity and maturity in his handling of the issue.

While sueing for peace, the Ede Elders Council appeal to the residents of Halleluyah Town to be vigilant and cooperate with Osun State government in its efforts at bringing justice, a panacea for peace, to the Community.

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Please recall that in line with history, Oba Yusuf Jelili Olaiya, Ademola 1, the Ajeniju of Halleluyah Town, a suburb in Edeland was crowned by His Imperial Majesty Oba Dr Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, Laminisa 1, Timi of Edeland last year.

For purpose of clarity, Halleluyah Town, Olorusogo, and many other communities are historically part of Edeland, a fact confirmed by a subsisting judgement of the Supreme Court, the apex court in Nigeria.