Osun imposes curfew on two LGAs after communal clash

The Osun state government on Sunday declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu local government areas of the state.

The curfew is a result of the violence that broke out between Ilobu and Erin-Osun communities on Saturday.

Wole Oyebamiji, secretary to the state government, said the declaration of curfew became necessary to douse tension in the troubled areas.

Oyebamiji said the curfew would subsist until further notice.

He said: “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 LGA 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.”

The violence is said to have been caused by the issue of land demarcation between the communities.