Two persons have been killed in Kuseru community , over ownership of land between the Ikale’s in Okitipupa and the Oyo/Osun farmers living in Odigbo council area in Ondo state.
One of the casualties is a Councillor representing Oyo/Osun axis, whose identity could not be readily ascertained.
It was gathered that the fresh crisis erupted when a woman in Kajola was shot.
Speaking on the killings, the Special Adviser to the governor on security matters, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, confirmed only two deaths during the crisis.
Adeleye said that “There has been an age-long crisis in Koseru between Oluku family of Ikale in Okitipupa and the Oyo/Osun farmers living in Odigbo local government.
“The Oyo/Osun are predominantly cash crop farmers. They have been fighting over ownership of the land.
In a swift response to the killings, the state police commissioner, Yemi Oyediran, has ordered the arrest of the culprits involved in the killings and arsons.
