Pascal Arogorn Ibe
Hoodlums on Saturday attacked Iwo Local Government Secretariat in Osun State .
During the attack , the hoodlums damaged properties and set a vehicle ablaze , sources at the Oluwo of Iwoland’ s palace confirmed .
Eyewitnesses told The PUNCH that the hoodlums also looted some offices in the Secretariat .
A member of the state cabinet , who preferred anonymity , confirmed the attack .
The hoodlums moving in large numbers also looted Tuns Farm along Osogbo /Ikirun road.
An aide to the chairman of Iwo East LCDA , who preferred anonymity, said the Secretariat of the LCDA was looted by some hoodlums .
Reacting, the Oluwo of Iwoland , HIM Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, appealed to the residents of Iwo to respect human lives and eschew the destruction of properties .
Oba Akanbi, while commending the residents for voluntarily defending the palace with roadblocks, asked leaders to be more responsible in discharging their responsibilities .
He further condemned the attack on local government as avoidable, calling on residents to demonstrate virtues Iwo is known for .
A statement by Oluwo’ s press secretary , Alli Ibraheem , read , “ The recent happenings in the town have presented a new challenge for me to serve better.
“ Just this morning , unconfirmed information reached the residents of Iwo that some hoodlums will attack the palace in search of COVID -19 palliative. The residents, without the palace knowledge, mounted roadblocks at every path connecting the palace . They waited to see that person born of a human being , who will unleash terror on their heritage . ”
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