Ilobu/Erin-Osun Crisis: Osun Govt Declares 24-Hour Curfew

Osun State Government, on Sunday, declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the state, following the eruption that enveloped the ancient town of Ilobu and Erin-Osun over a land dispute

The secretary to the state government, Prince Woke Oyebamiji, made this known in a statement in Osogbo.

According to him, the declaration of curfew became necessary to douse tension in the troubled area. This will subsist until further notice.

“As a responsible and responsive government that took the sacred oath to protect the lives and property of our citizens, we believe that the declaration of curfew is the way to go in this circumstance.

“By this, security operatives have been directed to arrest and prosecute any person found violating the curfew and those responsible for the violence.

“All citizens and residents of the affected Local Government Areas are enjoined to comply with this directive as any person found contravening this order shall be made to face the wrath of the law.

“Government enjoins all our citizens to be peaceful and to be law-abiding as all efforts shall be made to protect them and their property,” he concluded.

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