Gov. Adeleke relaxes curfew in three osun warring communities to 8 hours daily.
As peace and harmony returns in the three warring communities of Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun in Osun State. The Governor, senator Ademola Adeleke has relaxed the imposed curfew of 24hours to 8 hours daily to allow residents to celebrate the forth coming Eid-el-Kabir.
The Governor had earlier declared a 24-hour curfew in the three towns in the beginning of this year following deadly communal clashes over land disputes.
The curfew was later shortened to 12 hours daily to allow students, business people in the affected communities to participate in their different works of life.
The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, on Saturday, the governor approved an immediate curfew relaxation from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am daily, effective Sunday, 25 May 2025.in a press statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo,the state capital.
According to Alimi, the new directive by the governor has relaxed the earlier 6 pm to 6 am curfew that was previously imposed.
However ,He warned all stakeholders especially traditional rulers of the three communities to put their subjects in check and continued in the path of peace as any of the traditional rulers whose subject is caught on the contrary will be made to face the wrath of the law.
In a statement made by the commissioner “Following near total return to peace in the warring communities of Ifon-Ilobu- Erin Osun, it gladdens my heart, as the Chief Security Officer of Osun State, to direct that the hitherto 6 pm-6 am curfew will now be between 9 pm to 5 am of the following day. This is with effect from tomorrow, Sunday, 25th May, 2025.
“I commend the three towns and other stakeholders for the peace and harmony currently taking shape. I urge you to please keep it up.
“However, I hereby direct that a contingent of all security personnel, comprising the Army, Police, DSS, and Civil Defence, should accordingly continue to keep a 24-hour surveillance in the three communities.
