Traders and artisans from the Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State are up in arms against the Baatonu (Bariba) people in parts of Kwara State over trading rights.
The traditional ruler of the ancient Jebba town in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Abdulkadir Alabi Adebara, has pleaded with the state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to restore his status as a traditional ruler in the state.
The Kwara State Government and some traditional rulers from Oyo and Kwara states have resolved the lingering communal dispute between the Yoruba and the Baruba ethnic groups in Chikanda community in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The Kwara Government on Thursday assured traditional rulers of adequate involvement in the implementation of government policies and programmes with direct positive impacts on the citizenry. | Pulse Nigeria