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Ooni of Ife declares 3 days fasting as violence hits Osun state

– The Ooni of Ife has declared fasting and prayer for three days

– The fasting is a response to the recent ethnic clash in the state

– The traditional ruler also encouraged peace and harmony among subjects

Ooni of Ife declares 3 days fasting as violence hits

Ooni of Ife declares 3 days fasting as violence hits

Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has declared fasting and prayers for three days to restore peace and harmony to Ile-Ife.

The announcement was made via his deputy Idowu Adediwura, the Obalufe of Ife kingdom on Sunday, March 12 in Ile-Ife, Osun state.

The Ooni who travelled to London on Saturday, March 11 sent his deputy to deliver the message, and added that the fasting and prayers would hold from March 13 to Wednesday, March 15.

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The Ooni said he believed that “with God, all things are possible” and that “one tree cannot make a forest.”

In addition, he encouraged them to avoid violence and also appealed to all indigenes and non-indigenes in Ile-Ife to cooperate with him to restore peace to the land.

Mr Adediwura quoted the Ooni as saying: “Ife is the cradle of Yoruba, Niger Deltans, Urobos and other tribes that live in Ile-Ife

and in the diaspora; we are all Nigerians and should not forget our origin.”

READ ALSO: Hausas and Yorubas clash at ile-Ife, Osun state

The ethnic clash left at least five people are believed to have died and scores injured in clashes largely between Yorubas and Hausas in a part of Ile-Ife. Properties worth millions of Naira were also damaged during the violence while more security operatives were deployed to the area.

Meanwhile, following a communal clash that left several people dead and others wounded in Ile-Ife, Osun state, the Hausas who reside in the town have allegedly started moving out.

Hundreds of Hausas were reportedly leaving in batches, through commercial buses and cars.

While some of them took Ilesa route, others followed Akure route where they could get direct vehicles to the North.

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