Hausa, Yoruba Clash: Lasun Yusuff Appeals For Peace, Tolerance in Ile-Ife

By Abdulrofiu Agboola

‎The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Sulaimon Lasun Yussuff has appealed to both Hausa and Yoruba communities fighting in Ile Ife, Osun to shield their sword and live together as brothers.

Deputy Speaker who was reacting to the crisis between the Hausa and Yoruba in Ile Ife which led to several losses of lives and properties appealed to the people of the ancient town to allow peace to reign.

Yusuff made the call in a Press Statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Wole Oladimeji, and made available to CityMirrorNews in Osogbo on Thursday.

The Deputy Speaker said “that nothing can be achieved by fighting one another, therefore, there is need for us to live together and work together for the unity and growth of the country.

“It is  most disturbing to hear that such crisis broke out among the two tribes that have been living together in that area for a very long time to the extent that several lives and properties were lost”

He said that the unity of the country should be paramount in our mind irrespective of tribe and religion, so fighting ourselves would‎ continue to elude us the great nation we are all clamouring for.

We should always be our brothers’ keeper and learn how to tolerate one another instead of engaging in fight, thereby destroying our hard earn property.

Lasun however, appealed for tolerance, perseverance and learn how to live together in harmony, and also to have it at the back of our mind that Nigeria is one indivisible country.