From War to Peace: How Ife, Modakeke have been living together 20 years after last bloody conflict
Historians have described the crisis between Ile-Ife and Modakeke as one of the oldest intra-ethnic conflicts in Nigeria. 4 min read
Saka Aminu, a retired teacher, and his wife, Saudat, sat in front of their house at Oke Yidi, one of the areas where lives were lost when Ile-Ife and Modakeke indigenes fought 20 years ago.
Now septuagenarians, the couple recalled how the conflict tore the people of the two towns apart, including close relatives.
Mr and Mrs Aminu said they went through physical, emotional and mental pains during the “war.”