The Oba-elect of Oguntedo Town in Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Satellite Town, Lagos, Modiu Oladele Olarinde, has appealed to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, to urgently intervene in the lingering communal crisis in the community to prevent a breakdown of law and order.

Speaking at the weekend, Olarinde alleged that two sons of the late Yekeni Olarinde were responsible for the escalating crisis through the unlawful leasing and outright sale of community land without his consent.

He further alleged that the two men had continued to lease land that had already been sold and had intimidated some shop owners at gunpoint into ratifying the transactions.

According to the traditional ruler, the crisis has persisted for years and has already claimed lives.

He alleged that a 20-year-old man, the only son of a widow, was killed by stray bullets allegedly fired by thugs linked to the suspects, adding that they are currently standing trial for murder.

Calling on security agencies to intervene, Olarinde said: “This crisis is gradually getting out of hand. It is the same conflict that claimed the life of our late monarch, Oba Babatunde Yekini Olarinde.

“After he was buried, his younger brother, who allegedly nursed ambitions of becoming the Oba, reportedly returned with armed thugs and the two sons, exhumed the corpse and set it ablaze in 2020.”