Aregbesola declares two-day curfew in Ile Ife

Ife has been involved in emergency for a couple days now. 

The Government of Osun says it has made sending of overwhelming security staff the scene of the emergency in Ile Ife in Ife Central West Local Council Development Area of the state. 

The State government has guaranteed inhabitants of the availability of the security strengths to suppress the go head to head which has prompted to the demolition of property in parts of the old city.

"This is to assure all and sundry that the breach of the peace in Ile Ife is not beyond the control of our highly mobilized security forces", Okanlawon said.

"To this end, the Governor of the state of Osun, upon receiving reports of the fracas; the exact cause of which is still under investigation, has ordered deployment of adequate security forces and is getting minute-by-minute situation reports.

"The Government therefore warns those involved in this act of criminal breach of public peace to end it immediately as the full weight of the law would be brought to bear on anyone arrested."

The curfew will hold between 6pm to 7am.

It will be in force till Friday.

The curfew takes effect from today, Wednesday March 8, 2017.