Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed that the curfew imposed on Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas be lifted starting from Wednesday.
The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday.
The two communities have been locked in a clash over land disputes between September and October this year, forcing the state government to impose curfew and deploy security operatives to maintain law and order.
The commissioner said the curfew was lifted after the government observed that peace and orderliness had returned to the affected communities.
The statement read, “Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has viewed with satisfaction the return of peace to Ifon and Ilobu communities in Irepodun local government area.
“To this end, the curfew earlier imposed by the Executive Governor of Osun state, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in his Executive capacity as the Chief Security Officer of the state is, hereby, lifted with immediate effect beginning from tomorrow, Wednesday, 20th of December, 2023.
“While the Osun State Government truly acknowledges that lasting peace and order may seem to have been restored, 24-hour surveillance should still be strictly observed and maintained by the eagle-eyed joint security task force in the two communities.
“Government uses this opportunity, to once again, thank and appreciate all those, who, in one way or the other contributed to the restoration of peace and order, before, during, and after the unfortunate communal skirmishes.”
