The Christian Association of Nigeria in Oyo town has accused the Alaafin of Oyo of selling 96 plots of land, at Ayetoro, which belongs to the association, to some investors.
The Christian body also claimed that the Alaafin had boycotted several proposed meetings with the Oyo town chapter of CAN to resolve the issue.
Reverend Femi Afolabi, who spoke on behalf of the Oyo Zone CAN, disclosed that the monarch’s attitude towards the issue made the Christian association take to the street in Oyo town in protest against his role in the land tussle.
Afolabi also narrated how some of the members were attacked by hoodlums who he suspected were landgrabbers when they went to inspect the property.
Oyo CAN claimed to have procured the land from the former Oyo Local Government Council Area before the breaking of the old council into four in the 90s, and alleged that the monarch “surreptitiously sold some patch of the property to other parties ” without being authorised to do so.
“On Sunday, the 5 th of July, the entire body of Christ in Oyo land, comprising Afijio, Oyo East and West and Atiba local government areas, marched from Isokun Baptist Church to CAN land in Ayetoro scheme. We came back through the palace to Isokun. The protest match is predicated on the fact that the land belongs to CAN.
“Having been allocated to us by the Atiba Local Government Area, we got information that kabiyesi, the Alaafin of Oyo, is selling the land. We made several approaches to him formally and informally to let him know that we have a document for the land, but he did not allow dialogue to prevail. That was why CAN decided to let the whole world know that he wants to use his royal stool to cheat CAN; that was why we protested.
“He gave us an appointment at a time. I can ’ t remember the date now and all the head of churches in the land were there with the CAN executive members, including bishops.
“On getting there, everybody waited for more than one hour, he didn’t ’ t show up. He sent a message that he had a visitor from Abuja.
“We told the people whom he sent to us that if he wanted to see us he could call us but he never called till date. It was like a slap on the entire church.
“We want the whole world to know that Alaafin is trespassing on the land of CAN and it is dangerous for any man to collide with God. Anybody who is paying money to Alaafin to buy the land is wasting his money. It is not Alaafin ’ s land but government scheme.”
The source said in the palace acknowledged that CAN staged a protest on Wednesday. “It was so sad and embarrassing; kabiyesi was so nice to the Christian body and so, should have been treated with respect.
“However, they took to the street without meeting or complaining formally to him. That was disrespectful and totally unacceptable. It was a big embarrassment that they printed handbills and carried placards against the Alaafin. A matter that should have been amicably resolved was blown out of proportion .”
The Media Secretary to Alaafin, Mr Bode Durojaye, said he was yet to brief the monarch on the issue.
“I cannot make any comment on behalf of kabiyesi on this particular issue unless I am properly briefed and so directed. I will let you know the mind of kabiyesi and possibly inform you if he fixes an appointment for you to come to hear his side of the story,” he said.
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