Osun Communal Clash: Adeleke Imposes 24-Hour Curfew On Two LGAs

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has imposed a curfew on the two local government council areas in the state engaged in a communal crisis.

Naija News reports that the communal clash between Ilobu, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area and Ifon, headquarters of Orolu Council, has left about eight people, including policemen, dead and several properties destroyed.

The conflict has also led to many residents of both communities fleeing for safety, and corp members have even been evacuated by security operatives for safety.

The state government, in a statement on Friday, by the Commissioner of Information and Public Engagement and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, slammed a 24-hour curfew on the warring communities.

The governor equally directed the Joint Security Task Force comprising, the Army, Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps to be on 24-hour surveillance of the two communities.

The statement said, “Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed that a 24-hour Curfew begins in Orolu and Irepodun local governments housing Ifon and Ilobu communities with immediate effect. To maintain a lasting peace and order pending when the issues at hand would be amicably resolved.

“Governor Ademola Adeleke, in his executive capacity as the Chief Security Officer of the State, has ordered the immediate take over of the disputed lands/areas by his administration.

“In the same vein, the government has ordered that anyone or group of persons found or seen doing one thing or the other on the disputed lands/ areas would be made to face the full wrath of the law accordingly, by the Osun state government.

“Therefore, in strict compliance with the 24-hour curfew now imposed, Adeleke administration has also ordered strict restriction of both human and vehicular movements in the affected areas and communities, until otherwise directed.”