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By Correspondent in Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has imposed a curfew on Offa and Erinle towns between between 6p.m. and 8 a.m. until further notice.
This follows the renewed hostilities between members of NURTW over land in the two communities which resurfaced on Thursday.
“The curfew takes immediate effect from 6p.m. today Thursday March 3, 2021. Security agencies have been deployed to enforce the curfew.
“While security forces on ground are to maintain the peace, military reinforcements from Sobi Barracks and the Mobile Police force from Ilorin have been deployed immediately.
“All residents are hereby directed to withdraw from the streets of Offa and Erinle and all contested areas immediately. Residents are to stay indoors until the curfew is reviewed,” the Governor said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye.
“The Governor urges residents of both communities and travellers crisscrossing the areas to comply with this directive to save lives and property.
“He appeals to leaders on both sides to restrain and caution their people against provocative action, and to maintain peace. The security forces are urged to be very firm in dealing with the situation and in enforcing the curfew,” the chief press secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye said in a statement on Thursday in Ilorin
