GOVERNOR Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko North-East local government area of the state over violence in the town.
Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, who disclosed this in a statement in Akure, yesterday, said the curfew takes immediate effect.
He said the decision followed reports of sporadic gunshots and killings in the town.
The commissioner said: “The governor directed the police and Amotekun to ensure full compliance and enforcement.
“He also charged traditional rulers and religious leaders to rein in their wards and subjects.”
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