The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Igbajo in the Boluwaduro Local Government Area following a violent breakdown of law and order.
According to the Osun State Government, the unrest began on Sunday night, stretching into the early hours of Monday, and was tied to rising tensions after the death of Prince Adegboyega Famodun, who passed last week after a brief illness.
A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, confirmed that the governor had ordered a total lockdown of the town until peace is restored.
He said, “It is with deep shock and dismay that I received the sad news of the breakdown of law and order in Igbajo last night till the early hours of today.
“As a government that believes in total compliance with the rule of engagement in ensuring peace and order at all times, my administration will not fold its arms to allow the breach of law and order anywhere in the state.”
Calling himself the Chief Security Officer, he said, “Therefore, as the Chief Security Officer of Osun State, I hereby declare with immediate effect a total lockdown of the town pending the return to orderliness and harmonious coexistence in the hitherto peaceful and orderly Igbajo town.”
The governor directed the Army, Police, Department of State Services and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to commence 24-hour surveillance of the community.
The statement added, “Adeleke, in line with the new directive on the 24-hour curfew, accordingly issued a stern warning to all the natives and non natives of the hitherto peaceful Igbajo community, to continue to toe the path of peace and order as anyone found or caught in any act, openly or clandestinely, that has the tendency of further plunging the town into chaos would be dealt with in line with the dictates of the law.”
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