Following renewed hostilities between Ifon-Orolu and Ilobu communities in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has imposed one other dusk-to-dawn curfew within the areas.
The governor had imposed a curfew within the communities in October 2023 following the violent conflict that led to the demise of a number of individuals whereas properties price hundreds of thousands have been destroyed.
In a press release by the Commissioner for Data and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the governor on Tuesday accepted a 6pm to 6am curfew for the embattled communities.
It additional reads: “Following the simply concluded State Safety Assembly, the Osun State Authorities has taken the next selections geared toward guaranteeing lasting peace within the warring communities of Ifon and Ilobu:
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“That from right this moment, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, a curfew from 6:00 PM to six:00 AM shall be imposed on the warring communities with speedy impact;
“The Osun State Authorities ought to instantly arrange a joint job pressure of all stakeholders within the warring communities, together with Ifon, Ilobu and Erin Osun conventional rulers;
“{That a} highly effective stakeholders assembly shall be held with all conventional leaders and rulers from the three communities, attended by authorities officers and all safety chiefs;
“{That a} contingent of all safety personnel, comprising the navy, police and civil protection, be instantly deployed to the warring communities.
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Whereas the present administration led by His Excellency, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has mobilized all vital safety personnel to the warring communities, he accordingly commiserates with the affected individuals, who’ve misplaced their family members within the aftermath of the renewed violence.
“Primarily based on the evaluation of the safety state of affairs, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Adeleke, because the Chief Safety Officer of the state, has accepted the imposition of the 6:00 PM to six:00 AM curfew with speedy impact.
“Lastly, on this regard, any particular person or group of individuals caught or discovered committing or inciting additional violence, knowingly or unknowingly, opposite to the lasting peace, needs to be prosecuted by vital prosecution, in accordance with the dictates of Nigerian regulation” .
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