On Friday, March 21, a 12-hour curfew was imposed on Ifon and Ilobu communities in Osun State by Governor Ademola Adeleke
The curfew was imposed by the governor following the resurgence of violent crises between each communities within the state.
Kolapo Alimi, the Osun state Commissioner for Info and Public Engagement in an announcement mentioned that the curfew begins at 6 pm and lasts till 6 am each day.
In response to Alimi, the governor has additionally ordered an emergency assembly which might be attended by Olufon of Ifon, Oba Peter Akinyooye, and Oba Ashiru Olaniyan, the Olobu of Ilobu.
Different key stakeholders and elders from each communities are additionally anticipated to be on the assembly which is scheduled to happen on Saturday.
“To this finish, the governor has directed that the preliminary 10 pm to 4 am curfew now be prolonged to six pm to six am, efficient as we speak, Friday, twenty first March 2025, till additional discover.
“Mr. Governor has equally directed that the joint safety crew comprising the Nigerian Military, Nigerian Police, and the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps proceed to keep up their typical 24-hour surveillance to make sure zero tolerance for any act of lawlessness,” Alimi mentioned.
The governor additionally known as on residents and indigenes of the warring communities to embrace peace and encourage co-existence with each other.
He additionally warned that miscreants or all these intent on abetting disaster in these areas or the state at giant can be handled in accordance with the provisions of the regulation.