▪︎Wants army to support police effort.
By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has pleaded with the warring groups in Irepodun Local Government Area of the State to sheath their sword and give peace a chance.
He has also ordered immediate deployment of armed policemen with support from the army in the troubled area to immediately restore law and order.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ismail Omipidan, who made this known in a statement on Sunday, said Oyetola gave the order during a marathon meeting with heads of security agencies in the State on Sunday morning, where the situation in Ilobu and Erin-Osun was critically examined.
The statement said the Governor counselled residents and citizens not to take laws into their hands, insisting that “two wrongs do not make a right.”
He was also quoted to have said that the peace and unity of the local government area were important and should not be compromised.
“As government, we are resolved to do everything possible to protect citizens from actual and potential threats. To this end, we have ordered immediate deployment of security operatives to restore law and order.
“I want to appeal to our people not to destroy our collective heritage by taking laws into their own hands. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I therefore appeal to the warring parties to sheath their sword and allow peace to reign,” the governor added.
Meanwhile, the state government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu councils areas of the state, following the violence that broke out between the communities on Saturday.
According to the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, in a statement, the declaration of curfew became necessary to douse tension in the troubled area.
This, he said, would subsist until further notice.
Recall that only about few hours ago, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had ordered immediate deployment of armed policemen with support from the army to restore law and order.
As a responsible and responsive government that took the sacred oath to protect the life and property of the citizens, “we believe that the declaration of curfew is the way to go in this circumstance,” he said.
Security operatives have been directed to arrest and prosecute any person found violating the curfew and those responsible for the violence.
All citizens and residents of the affected Local Government Areas are enjoined to comply with this directive as any person found contravening this order shall be made to face the wrath of the law.
Government enjoined all our citizens to be peaceful and to be law abiding as “all efforts shall be made to protect them and their property.”
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