Youths beat Osun Monarch to Pulp for appointing Imam

Some enraged youths of the Ido-Osun town of the Egbedore local government area of Osun State on Friday, beat the newly installed Ajeniju of Hallelujah, Oba Jelili Olaiya while attempting to conduct jumat service in the area.

The Ajeniju, who was installed by the Timi of Ede a few months ago, against the will of the Ido-Osun community, was beaten to a pulp by angry youths, saying he had no right to install a chief Imam in the community.

It was gathered that the monarch had last week turbaned one Ahmad Tijjani as Chief Imam of the Hallelujah community, but while gathering some people at his palace to observe jumat prayer, some youth allegedly from Ido-Osun invaded the palace and disrupted the exercise.

Some of the aggrieved youths while shouting at the monarch queried his authority to install and conduct jumat prayer in a domain belonging to a separate monarch. The mob beat the monarch and vandalised the palace before security operatives could intervene in the situation.

Reacting to the incident, the Osun State Government, through Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale AbdulRasheed, has ordered clampdown on the Arsonists and Culprits behind the incidence.

The Governor also ordered the Olojudo of Ido Osun, Oba Olayinka Oyetunde Ishola to call his rampaging youth to order amidst ongoing law enforcement.

According to the governor, resorting to violence to resolve communal disputes is unacceptable.