Details emerged late on Wednesday of a closed door meeting involving the Soun of Ogbomosoland and the Chief Imam of Of Ogbomoso, at the instance of the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command.
It was revealed that CP Ayodele Shonubi, who was desirous of maintaining peace in the ancient city invited the Soun, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III, and the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Yunus Teliat Olushina Ayilara for the peace parley.
A source hinted NewsBreakNaija that the two parties stated their case and that the parties also resolved to maintain the peace.
Some of the issues raised according to findings include the alleged breach of Oath of Office by the chief Imam, alleged interference in the day-to-day running of the office of the Chief Imam, and the need to resolve the petition against the Chief Imam by the Ayilara family in Ogbomoso, among others
This newspaper also gathered that after the Imam had narrated his side of the story and after the Police have heard from the Soun, it was resolved that the Chief Imam should apologise to the Soun for failing to abide by the said oath of office which mandated him to inform the palace anytime he needed to travel out of base or appoint a surrogate.
Sources said that the meeting was surprised to discover that the situation being painted through media and social media reports was contrary to the reality on the ground.
The meeting asked the Chief Imam to apologise to the Soun for failing to observe a section of his oath of office, which mandates him to inform the palace before traveling out of base or appointing a surrogate.
It was also gathered that when the Soun was asked what he wanted for peace to reign, he gave no condition but stated that he was out to ensure peace and development in the ancient city.
A source, however, said that the meeting resolved that the Chief Imam should withdraw all cases instituted at the court, while also bringing down certain posts on the social media, said to have been traced to him and seen to be capable of constituting a threat to the peace of the town.
“Having listened to both sides, the meeting resolved that the Chief Imam should apologise to the Soun for apparent breach of the oath of office, while he was also mandated to withdraw all cases he instituted,” a source said.
The Soun was also said to have agreed to the withdrawal of the cases but he was said to have objected to the withdrawal of the case in which the Chief Imam was seeking to prove that he was not a Chief of the palace.
“He( the Soun) said that the court should be allowed to adjudicate on the case because he owes it to the throne to defend the tradition of the town,” the source said.
It was also confirmed that the Imam was mandated to make efforts to resolve his differences with the Ayilara family, which was the genesis of the crisis.
The Commissioner of Police was said to have as reliably appealed to the two parties to maintain the peace and continue to promote the peace in Ogbomosoland.
“The Chief Imam was asked to tender an unreserved apology to the Palace of Soun while the pending cases in the Court are to be withdrawn,” it was gathered.
