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IFE and MODEKEKE war is unforgettable to my Dad my Mumm, my siblings and I.
My Dad lost everything he had laboured for.
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Saka Aminu, a retired teacher, and his wife, Saudat, sat in front of their house at Oke Yidi, one of the areas where lives were lost when Ile-Ife and Modakeke indigenes fought 20 years ago.
Now septuagenarians, the couple recalled how the conflict tore the people of the two towns apart, including close relatives.
Mr and Mrs Aminu said they went through physical, emotional and mental pains during the “war.”
“Nobody, no property was safe”, Mrs Aminu said. “May we not experience that again in this land.
“During the war in 1998, the only house my husband built was razed. Many fled Modakeke to other parts of Osun State. Some even fled as far as Ibadan and Lagos to work and build new houses. But we could not do so as a poor family with children in tertiary school then.”
pondent how he escaped with his family in the middle of the night to Ore in Ondo State.
“My house was razed like many others in the community. Despite being a retired soldier, I ran with my family to Ore.”
Mr Olaegbe started a new life in Ore as a farmer.
“Today, I don’t have a single evidence that I was once a military man because all my uniforms and pictures from my days in service were burnt with my house,” Mr Olaegbe said.
The crisis
Historians have described the crisis between Ile-Ife and Modakeke as one of the oldest intra-ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. Seven major violent clashes have been recorded between them in 1835-1849, 1882-1909, 1946- 1949, 1981, 1983, 1997-1998, and 2000.
The last conflict ensued over an agitation by Modakeke people for a local government council of their own. In 1997, the military junta of the late Sani Abacha granted their wish by creating Ife East Local Government out of the former Ife North and Ife Central local governments.
Ife indigenes wanted the headquarters of the new council in their part of town, but Modakeke people objected. The government then announced Oke-Ogbo in Ile-Ife as the headquarters, despite initially indicating that Oke D. O. in Modakeke would be the location.
Modakeke people swiftly protested the “cheating and injustice” and a full-blown “war” ensued that killed hundreds of people from both sides and destroyed hundreds of houses, cars and other properties. Some residents also died later from depression over the loss of their properties to the conflict.
The killings continued until 2000 when the then president, Olusegun Obasanjo, set up a committee, led by Olabode George, to look into the intra-communal crisis.
The initiative was supported by the state government under the then governor, Bisi Akande.
The committee recommended the recognition of Ife East Area Office as a local administration entity with headquarters at Oke, D.O. in Modakeke, and adding “Ife” as a prefix to Modakeke for the town to become known as Modakeke-Ife.
The committee also recommended the location of a mobile police training school in Ile-Ife and police buffer zones in the flashpoints of the conflicts like Oke Yidi, Odo Okun, Iye Kere, Egbedore, Akrabata, Isale Agbara, and Mayfair/Obande areas.
Tolerance
The government accepted the recommendations and peace has since returned to the two communities.
PREMIUM TIMES findings, however, showed that many victims of the violence still live with the trauma.
“People from both sides are living together now but we continue to remember all that was lost in the crisis. The most important prayer is that a repeat of the crisis shall not happen,” Mrs Aminu said.
Her husband agreed that nothing is more important than maintaining the current peace between the communities.
“Ile-Ife cannot leave the land for Modakeke and Modakeke people also have nowhere else to go. The bedrock of our peaceful coexistence since 2000 is tolerance. There are disagreements but they can no longer escalate to war like before.
“We also appreciate the unity among our traditional rulers. The Ooni of Ife and the Ogunsua of Modakeke have both played huge roles in reconciling the parties anytime disagreements occur.”
In Ile Ife, Mr Olaegbe said religious leaders have been pivotal in ensuring that the peace is sustained.
“People have now realised that war produces only regret and not peace.
“If anyone tells you that there is no more disagreement in the communities, the fellow is lying. There are many issues on a daily basis. But with the support of the two kings, matters are always resolved amicably.”
Many residents also believe that intermarriage between the two communities, which is now common, will also cement the peace.
“I witnessed the crisis and we lost somebody very close to my family. But we have long reconciled and in fact, are intermarrying. My family is an example. I married her from Iremo in Ile-Ife and we already have kids together.
“I have friends from Modakeke who have bought land and built their houses in Ile-Ife. I also know Ile-Ife indigenes who have left to build houses in Modakeke.”
Role of the traditional leaders
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been sentenced to Kuje Prison over contempt of court.
In a ruling delivered by Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on October 28, and sighted by newsmen on Tuesday, the EFCC boss was convicted of contempt of court in relation to the failure of the anti-graft agency to comply with a November 21, 2018 court order directing it to return a Range Rover and the sum of N40 million to the applicant in a suit.
The ruling, which was delivered on October 28, 2022, was on a motion on notice marked: FCT/HC/M/52/2021 filed by a one-time Director of Operations at the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Rufus Ojuawo.
Ojuawo had filed a motion through his lawyer, R.N. Ojabo, in a suit marked: FCT/HC/CR/184/2016 that the EFCC had refused to comply with the court order directing it to release his seized property.
The EFCC had arraigned Ojuawo on two counts before Justice Muawiyah Idris of the High Court of the FCT in Nyanya in 2016 for corruptly receiving gratification to the tune of N40 million and a Range Rover Sport (Supercharged) from one Hima Aboubakar of Societe D’Equipment Internationaux Nigeria Limited.
However, in a November 21, 2018 ruling, Justice Idris discharged and acquitted Ojuawo on the grounds that the prosecution failed to prove its case.
Idris had held that for the charge to succeed, the prosecution must prove that the defendant corruptly accepted the gift; that he accepted or obtained the gift for himself or for any other person.
He held that the burden was on the prosecution to prove all ingredients of the charge preferred against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt as required under Section 131(1) of the Evidence Act, 2011.
The court had also held that the anti-graft agency should return Ojuawo’s seized properties to him.
“In conclusion, I hold that the prosecution has failed to prove the two counts charge of corrupt gratification under S17 (1)(a) and (c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
“The defendant is discharged and acquitted on counts one and two of the charge.
“Consequently, the complainant (EFCC) is ordered to refund the defendant his N40,000,000 wrongly paid into ONSA recovery account and to return to the defendant his Range Rover Sport (Supercharged) forthwith,” Justice Idris had held.
The EFCC, however, did not comply with the judgement which made Ojuawo to file a motion in the suit marked: FCT/HC/CR/184/2016 that the EFCC had refused to comply with the court order directing it to release his seized property.
In the October 28, 2022 ruling, Justice Chizoba Oji held that, “The Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is in contempt of the orders of this honourable court made on November 21st 2018 directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abuja to return to the applicant his Range Rover (Supercharged) and the sum of N40, 000,000.00 (Forty Million Naira).”
Consequently, the Judge ordered that Bawa should be committed to prison at the Kuje Correctional Centre for his wilful disobedience to the order of the court.
Justice Oji held, “Having continued wilfully in disobedience to the order of this court, he should be committed to prison at Kuje Correctional Centre for his disobedience, and continued disobedience of the said order of court made on November 21st, 2018, until he purges himself of the contempt.
“The Inspector-General of Police shall ensure that the order of this honourable court is executed forthwith.”
The spokesperson for the EFCC, in his response to an enquiry by our correspondent, however, said, “The Commission is appealing the ruling.”
Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes was not selected by Brazil for the World Cup now looks at the positives and negatives as Mikel Arteta faces a challenge to bring out the best response.
Gabriel Magalhaes will join up with Arsenal teammates
Gabriel Magalhaes has been an excellent performer for the Gunners this season. Arsenal have needed his goals and defensive contributions of him to see them top the EPL going into the final league game before the World Cup.
Martinelli spoke recently and summed up the thoughts of the Gunners' cohort of Brazilians: “We talk a lot about it and all of us want to be there on the list and play in the World Cup,” he said. “All we can do is work hard here at Arenal and try our best to be on the list.
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“It is announced on Monday - what else can you do? I need to wait, I cannot call the manager and ask so I will wait at home with my friend, and keep my fingers crossed.”
With what is sure to be a disappointment to the player, football.london takes a look at both the positives and negatives. With how Arsenal’s season is going, it is best to leave with optimism, so we begin with the potential drawbacks.
Negatives
First of all, it is worth noting that in Brazilian football culture the World Cup is the absolute pinnacle. Whilst there may be debates about whether a supporter would rather see their club win the Champions League or their country win the World Cup, there is little to no discussion for those from Brazil.
Therefore, for Gabriel, this will come as a big blow. The potential mental impact is sure to be of concern to Mikel Arteta who, along with his coaching staff and players, are sure to provide the utmost support to him.
With two games before the World Cup kicks off though there’s little time for the decision to marinade. Arsenal face Brighton in the League Cup on Wednesday before playing Wolves at the weekend.
There will be the expectation that missing out on the squad will not impact his performance, but no one can ever guarantee that. Arteta will be the person best placed to make a decision on selection.
For Martinelli who now travels, there is little fear over potential injury or fatigue. Vinicius Junior is the established starter at left wing with Martinelli most likely making an impact from the bench if necessary.
Positives
The obvious one is Gabriel need not worry about any potential injury risk from the World Cup. It is an extra player not making the trip and instead he can enjoy some time off before the mid-season break begins a mini-preseason per se.
Meanwhile, Manchester City, Arsenal’s title rivals, will see many of their team head off for the winter tournament. In fact, all of the starting eleven from the 2-1 win over Fulham could indeed be off the winter tournament.
In contrast, from Arsenal’s team that beat Chelsea, seven are expected now to go, which would have been nine were Gabriel and Martinelli involved.
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Olunloyo: Narrating an incident where she almost died in prison due to an asthma attack, she told Saturday Beats that but for donations from well-meaning Nigerians, the prison would have had no drugs.
Olunloyo said, “The prison has an infirmary and also a pharmacy; it is NGOs that provide drugs for the pharmacy. I had a massive asthma attack during my stay, but the prison did not have drugs for asthmatic patients, it was one of the prison workers that provided N1,500 that they used to buy inhaler for me. If not, I would have died there. It was after I protested that they began to stock the pharmacy with asthma drugs. The prison workers are trying but the government needs to upgrade the prison.”
Now that she is out of prison, she said that she incurred medical bills of about N7m, but had been able to raise N1.2m courtesy of Nigerians who love and sympathise with her.
With profound gratitude, I deeply appreciate the Nigerian Navy for giving me the uncommon opportunity to imbibe discipline through a regimented procedure in the areas of career development, moral values, work ethics, to mention but a few. I can dauntlessly say that, I have the required intelligence and human development finesse to continue to live a prosperous life.
