•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State
The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde yesterday slammed a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas of the state.
A memo issued last night by Secretary to the State Government Prof. Musibau Babatunde stated that the curfew takes effect from today.
The governor’s Special Adviser (Media), Mr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju dropped the hint in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state government.
The curfew, which is between 4pm and 8am, will last for 48 hours in the first instance, affects local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park.
Those affected local governments are: Oriire; Orelope; Irepo; Saki West; Saki East; Atisbo; Itesiwaju; Iseyin; Olorunsogo; and Atiba.
