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Governor Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde has declared a 16-hour curfew in 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Oyo State.
According to a memo issued in Ibadan on Tuesday evening by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Musibau Babatunde, the curfew takes effect from Wednesday.
The curfew, between 4.00 p.m. and 8.00 a.m., is expected to last for two days in the first instance.
The affected LGAs border the Old Oyo National Park.
They are: Oriire LGA headquarters, Ikoyi-Ile; Orelope LGA headquarters, Igboho; Irepo LGA headquarters, Kisi; Saki West LGA headquarters, Saki, and Saki East LGA headquarters, Ago-Amodu.
Others are Atisbo LGA headquarters, Tede /Ago-Are; Itesiwaju LGA headquarters, Otu; Iseyin LGA headquarters, Iseyin; Olorunsogo LGA headquarters, Igbeti, and Atiba LGA headquarters, Offa-Meta, in Oyo town. (NAN)
