Oba Aruliwo III emphasised that despite the provocation, his subjects showed restraint and upheld their dignity by adhering to the peace agreement that had been previously established.
He said the market gate was pulled down despite being opened for the procession of Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye, to pass through.But Oba Aruliwo III, who through Chief Tunde Ojomoboriota, said the procession entered the market, pulled down the fence with the gate, and made away with the gate on a motorcycle.He said traditional institution law in Ondo State forbade any Monarch from forcefully encroaching on the territory of others.