Oba Prof Adeyemi Obalanlege posing with Naval millitary leadership and Other stakeholders at the meeting
Daniel Olushola Michael
"Leadership is an imbibing traits among those who are born to dispence its habits"so say Dannie Fulling.
Its no longer news that there were alteration of peaceful coexistence among the Otta community in Ogun State and the Naval Music base located in the town.
The Olota of Ota,Oba Prof Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege who was on holiday oversea at the time of the community imbroglio in his usual responsive leadership mannerism had to cut the break short by returning back from the United kingdom to attend the emergency and ensured nomalcy was returned immediately.
An emegency stakeholders meeting was held with the presence of The naval millitary leadership and the Egungun adherents including other Kings which further dispels lingering crisis purpoted to have emanated from the misunderstanding between a millitary personnel and the Egungun followers before it turned to riotous occurence recently.
Recall, the incident, occurred on Friday, December 27, had reportedly sparked tension in parts of the town for three days.
A
viral video, which captured the aftermath of the fracas, showed a
military personnel lamenting an attack on a military base in Ota. Sounds
of gunshots were heard in the background, while broken glass and stones
littered the naval base premises.
The soldier in the video said, “See our base o, see how they destroy soldiers’ barracks for this Otta o.”
A top military source, speaking anonymously, confirmed the incident.
The
source explained that the clash began when some yet-to-be-identified
military personnel allegedly confronted a masquerade during a festival
in the community.
“On December 27, some personnel reportedly attacked
the Egungun worshippers during their festival. In retaliation, the
masquerade worshippers attacked the Nigerian Navy School of Music in Ota
with bottles, stones, and other dangerous weapons,” the source said.
The source added that naval personnel fired warning shots to disperse the mob attempting to storm the military base.
Another
senior military official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity,
revealed that some community leaders had reached out to the naval
authorities to resolve the matter amicably.
The official said,
“The people thought some soldiers they had issues with were from our
school and mobilized themselves to attack us. We exercised restraint,
but the shots fired were to prevent the mob from forcing their way into
the premises.”
The source disclosed that the military personnel who
appeared in the viral video had been detained for breaching the rules of
engagement.
Oba Obalanlege, who spoke to journalists on Sunday, said he cut short his UK holiday to address the situation.
“I
was in the UK when the incident happened. I had to cut short my holiday
and return this morning. I can assure you that normalcy has returned to
Ota,” the monarch said.
The Olota explained that he had visited
the naval base and found that the altercation was a minor
misunderstanding that had been blown out of proportion.
“The issue has been resolved amicably, and peace has returned to Ota and its environs,” he assured.
Globalreport news medium can authoritatively report that this is not the first time the revered Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege, Lanlege Ekun 2 has swiftly broke truce between warring factions or anything perceived can lead to unrest in Otta Community,there was an instance of land grabbing among communities which had rouse dirty tensions under Otta dominion with several authorities warning Oba Prof Adeyemi not to dare visit the waring locations,but in his magnanimous vow to lead his people, broke barriers,crossed the fiery-heats and ensure peace was restored to the crisis-riden communities.
When you see Olota,Oba Abdulkabir Adeyemi Obalanlege Lanlege Ekun 2, please release a Royal salute to the gallant Arole Iganmode Afeleja who despite thousands of Miles away from town would always moves to maintain peaceful co-existence among his domain at all time.
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