The Ogun State Government on Wednesday said it had not received any petition from the traditional rulers in the Yewa-North Local Government on alleged attack by soldiers on farmers.

Recall that some soldiers from 35 Artilery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, were accused of flogging some farmers for refusing to allow herdsmen to graze on their farms.

Some traditional rulers including the Eselu of Eseluland, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, said they petitioned the Army, the state government and the police.

But the Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan, said the government had yet to receive it, adding that the government was, however, aware of the incident and had begun moves to address it.

Hazzan said, “We are not in receipt of that official complaint, but we aware that such a thing happened.

When asked what the government had done, Hazzan said, “There are mechanism to investigate; while that investigation is still on we implore those concerned, if they are yet to officially send in their complaint, they should, but, if they have,  they should be rest assured that we are working on it.”

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On whether the governor will probe the matter, he said, “Of course, the easiest thing for the governor to do is to call the commandant of Alamala barracks and tell to investigate the matter.”

The police, however, confirmed receipt of the petition.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Edward Ajogun, said on Wednesday, “We are investigating it at the  end of the investigation, we will make it public.”

But Oba Akinyemi faulted the government’s denial.

The monarch said, “We received the acknowledgement  copy from the office of the governor.”