The Oodua People’s Congress, OPC has called forcaution in the handling of the recent feud between the Ife indigenes and their Hausadwellers, by security operatives.To his end, OPC has called for the immediate releaseof all indigenes of Ife, arrested in the aftermath of the fight while moreholistic measure is adopted to settle the crisis.This reaction was fueled by raging allegations that onlyIfe indigenes were singled out for arrest in connection with the crisis whicherupted in the Sabo area of the ancient town, in which several lives were lost.A release signed by the Publicity Secretary of OPC, BarYinka Oguntimehin, stressed that limiting arrest over the fracas to Ifeindigenes, smacked of bias and therefore called for better amicableintervention that would restore peace into the town.Rising from an emergency meeting on ways forward onthe crisis, OPC expressed concern that the measure being adopted to quell thecrisis would only midwife a cold comfort, should the indigenes be made to bearthe scars of the tussle alone.According to Oguntimehin, Ife, being the cradle ofthe Yoruba, is symbolic and being held in high esteem by sons and daughtersfrom the race, hence, issues connected with the ancient town should be treatedwith care and accuracy.“Ïfe is our root. Ife and Yoruba race as a whole areknown for uncommon hospitality. We care for settlers in our domain to a faultand this is why we believe there are more to the recent crisis that engulfedIfe than meet the eyes. “You will recall that at the point when Ife andModakeke were engulfed in crisis, no harm befell any of the settlers on bothsides. We ensured that their lives and properties wereprotected adequately. And this was ensured basically as a mark of respect forthe rights of the settlers, who we believe, have right to settle down in anypart of Yoruba domain to do business.“We will not want this hospitality to be mistakenfor cowardice. The Yoruba race is not and will never submit to being aconquered nation. “We say no, to any treatment that will restrict usto being slaves on our own land. “We say no to any measure skewed to favour only aside in a crisis of this nature. “We call for the release of all the arrested Ifeindigenes while a better amicable way be proffered to settle all frayed nervesand settle the crisis permanently.“We call on the Osun State government to exerciserestraint on this matter by holding on comments until those investigating thecrisis get to the root cause of it. Any attempt to apportion blames at this point willbe preemptive, Oguntimehin stressed.OPC however called on the indigenes of the ancienttown to remain calm while government and other relevant authorities put headstogether to proffer better ways out of the crisis.