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After over 50 years
of dispute over the boundary between Ipesi-Akoko community in Akoko
South-east local government area and Idogun community in Ose local
government area of Ondo State, the state government has demarcated the
boundary as a solution to the problem.

The Deputy Governor
of the state, Ali Olanusi, who doubles as the chairman of the state
boundary committee, presided over a meeting with leaders and
stakeholders of the two communities where he made the decision known.

After the meeting,
he warned that the government would no longer tolerate any act of
lawlessness under the guise of boundary dispute in the state and
advised the two communities to let peace reign.

The demarcation,
read by Mr. Olanusi, stipulates that 60 per cent of the disputed area
be allocated to Ipesi Community, while 40 per cent be given to the
Idogun people.

He said the decision on the disputed area was based on various investigations conducted by the commission.

“Ipesi Community
claimed that the natural boundary between the two communities is river
Awowole, but it later agreed to a settlement by the colonial masters
that river Okikanmi should be their natural boundary,” Mr Olanusi said.

After all findings,
Mr Olanusi said, there was no record or document anywhere to show or
give clue to a boundary between the two.

“With the evidence
on grounds and in conjunction with various investigations and to let
peace reign, the boundary commission under my control concluded that 60
per cent of the disputed area should go to Ipesi, while 40 per cent be
given to Idogun community,” the deputy governor said.

A community leader
in Ipesi-Akoko, Oladele Akadiri, however, rejected the verdict of the
commission, saying his community would not accept it.

The Onidogun of Idogun, Moses Ekundayo preferred equal sharing of 50-50 per cent.