Breaking: Adeleke Extends Curfew as Communal Clashes Worsen

On Saturday, the Ifon and Ilobu villages’ intercommunal conflicts intensified and extended to the Erin Osun community.
Governor Ademola Adeleke has responded by placing a 24-hour curfew on the impacted districts.
Following the incident, the governor first imposed a 12-hour curfew, forcing many inhabitants of Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin Osun to leave their homes. Displaced people were spotted on Okinni’s streets on Saturday; some, especially those from the north, were departing the town in buses.

Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke’s spokeswoman, reportedly described the steps taken to stop the situation from getting worse in a statement.
“By enforcing a 24-hour curfew, assembling a joint security task force, and hosting a peace agreement between the two warring communities, Governor Ademola Adeleke has intensified conflict de-escalation measures on the Ifon-Ilobu conflict,” the statement said.

“I am committed to securing their lives and properties,” Governor Adeleke informed the residents of Ilobu and Ifon. I’ve given the state president an update on the situation. We have the matter under control.

The statement also addressed the dissemination of misleading information, emphasizing that opposition groups were spreading outdated footage of previous intercommunal clashes in certain areas of Osun State in order to fabricate an image of pervasive insecurity.

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The statement went on to say, “We advise the public to be aware of the actions of fake news merchants who are repurchasing old videos to disparage the state government, even though the ongoing conflict is unfortunate and everyone is working to put an end to the violence.”

The governor underlined that the public should ignore the bogus footage of violence in other Osun towns and villages that are making the rounds.