After a communal clash erupted in two Osun State communities on Thursday, Governor Ademola Adeleke has implemented a 24-hour curfew in both affected Local Government Areas.
Earlier, Igbere TV had reported the tragic events that unfolded, with reports of at least 8 fatalities in the conflict involving Ilobu and Ifon in Osun State. This grim toll included police officers, and it resulted in extensive property damage and the destruction of a patrol van.
In the aftermath of this clash, numerous residents from both communities have fled in search of safety. Meanwhile, security forces have taken swift action to evacuate corps members, ensuring their safety amidst the ongoing conflict.
Speaking on the development on Friday, the state government, in a statement issued by the Commissioner of Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, imposed a 24-hour curfew on the warring communities.
The governor also directed the Joint Security Task Force, comprising the Army, Police, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, to maintain 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.”
