Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke yesterday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on two local governments, following continued communal clashes.
The Nation recalls that Ilobu in Irepodun Local Government and Ifon in Orolu Council have been at loggerheads over disputed land, which has led to the killings of over 40 people and destruction of property.
The communities clashed in 2023, 2024 and this year after Governor Adeleke declared the disputed land as a buffer zone.
The communities started clashing on Monday, which nearly escalated before the intervention of security operatives.
The government through the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, yesterday said Governor Adeleke had ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the two communities.
“Following outbreak of another communal clash between the people of Ifon and Ilobu, Osun State Government has imposed a 7pm to 7am curfew with immediate effect, starting from Thursday, January 16 until further notice.’’
A few hours after Governor Adeleke imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the two local governments, a polytechnic student was yesterday shot dead during communal clash.
Ilobu Development Union (IDU) said a student of the Department of Computer Science, Westland Polytechnic, Ilobu was shot dead during an attack ‘’close to the palace this afternoon.’’
A statement signed by the National President of the union, Pastor Olufemi Salako, condemned the killing of the student, urging security operatives to arrest the perpetrators.