Oba Azeez Soliu Oyemonla, the Sabiganna of Iganna Kingdom in the Iwajowa local government area of Oyo State, dismissed Mallam Memudu, a chief, for suspected extortion, insubordination, and acts that were allegedly capable of upsetting the local peace.
Iganna Police Area Command received an official complaint from the monarch accusing Memudu of posing as Seriki Samori in the village.
Speaking in a letter to the area command, Oba Agunloye said that Memudu had strayed from his assigned job. Memudu was first selected by the monarch and then authorized by the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III.
Memudu was initially assigned to handle conflicts between Fulani herders and farmers and supply vital intelligence to security forces, the king said.
He charged Memudu of forming a “parallel government” and carrying out illegal actions.
According to Oba Agunloye, “he has been abusing his office by establishing a parallel government for himself, extorting money from Fulani constituents through threats, and being insubordinate to my office as the prescribed authority and the paramount traditional ruler of Iganna Kingdom.”
Furthermore, according to the Sabiganna, Memudu had used the alleged illegal activities of the Fulani youths for his own benefit rather than reorienting them towards legitimate conduct.
The monarch said, “Instead of managing the crises he vowed to uphold, his primary interest had been extortions.”
Memudu’s actions are now eroding the traditional authority and endangering the region’s security, according to Oba Oyemonla, who said that repeated warnings had been disregarded.
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The monarch mentioned a particular arson event in the Onikoro area, where Memudu reportedly manipulated suspected Fulani people and impeded investigations.
For the sake of local government peace and stability, Oba Agunloye stated, “This is a dangerous security trend in my kingdom that should not be treated with kid gloves.”
The king asked Memudu to be called by the Iganna Area Command to caution him against posing as Seriki Samori in the eyes of the local authorities.
The monarch also urged quick action to consolidate the enhanced security architecture in Iwajowa LGA and the surrounding area and stop further escalation.
