Calm Prevails in Ipetumodu as Community Urged to Remain Law-Abiding Despite Monarch’s Travails

The leaderships of Ipetumodu ProgressiveUnion, IPU have called for calm and unity among residents of the ancient Ipetumodu town, following the recent online reports of conviction of the community’s monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede in the United States over charges related to COVID-19 relief fund fraud.

In a public statement issued on Thursday, the National President of the Union, Dr Israel Akinjogbin, reassured citizens that the situation remains under control and that the community should not allow the development to disrupt their daily lives.

According to Dr Akinjogbin while the news of the monarch’s conviction has come as an unthinkable to many, it is important for the people of Ipetumodu to distinguish between the legal proceedings abroad and the peace and order at home.

The Union who admonished residents to continue to be law abiding and not foment trouble, said Ipetumodu is always a peaceful town and will not accept anything that may disrupt the existing peaceful coexistence.

Already, Osun State Government has said it will obtain the Certified True Copy of the judgement of a United States Court that sentenced the monarch to prison before making any official statement as the government would not act based on social media reports.

Recalled that online reports claim that the traditional ruler was on Tuesday sentenced to 56 months in prison by the US District Judge Christopher A. Boyko.