The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed that the twenty-four-hour curfew hitherto imposed on the two warring communities of Ifon and Ilobu be reduced to twelve hours.
Dailypost gathered that the directive is coming after the state government reportedly observed a state of near total peace and harmony between both communities in the wake of the recent communal clashes.
According to the statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, on Tuesday, the governor’s latest directive was anchored on the peace agreement signed on Saturday by the communities located in Orolu and Irepodun local government areas.
The agreement called on both communities to bury their hatchets and embrace a lasting peace.
According to the statement: “Governor Adeleke, however, maintains and re-emphasises his earlier directive of taking complete possession by his administration of the disputed lands until the imbroglio is finally seen to have been amicably brought to an end by the natives.
“Accordingly, the hitherto 24-hour curfew, from dusk to dawn, has now been directed by the governor to be between 6 am and 6 pm daily.
“Based on the recent peace agreement signed by Ifon and Ilobu communities of Orolu and Irepodun local governments, respectively, the administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke is happy to state that the two communities are gradually embracing the need to engender peace and harmony.
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