THE Commissioner of Police in Oyo, Mr Ayodele Sonubi, yesterday, brokered peace between the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Olaoye and the embattled Chief Imam of the town, Sheikh Taliat Ayilara.
The meeting which was still ongoing as of the time of filing this report was summoned to calm the frayed nerves of the two sides.
Multiple sources privy to the peace parley disclosed that fake news and hate speeches mostly on social media had worsened the crisis. “Many things were known for the first time by the monarch and the Imam today that were shockingly untrue. At last, the two parties are ready to embrace peace.
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