Nigeria, Feb. 18 -- The Oluwo of Iwo, Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has explained the reason why he is not on friendly terms with some monarchs in Osun State.

Mr Akanbi made this known in a statement personally signed by him and made available to journalists in his palace on Monday.

He also reacted to the allegation of assault levelled against him.

He explained that monarchs in Iwo, Ola-Oluwa and Ayedire local governments of the state comprising Iwoland "are inflicting hardship on their subjects".

PREMIUM TIMES reported how the Iwo monarch allegedly assaulted his colleague, the Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Dhrikulahi Akinropo, at the office of the AIG zone 11, Osogbo, Bashir Makama, last Friday during a peace meeting, over a land dispute.

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