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The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has ordered a dawn to dusk curfew in Owo town, following a violent cult clashes which has resulted in the death of four persons.
The curfew according to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, is until further notice.
There was confusion early on Monday after reports filtered in that a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Owo Local Government, Fisayo Oladipo and four others were shot death by armed men suspected to be cultists.
Fisayo Oladipo
It was gathered that the ugly event was said to have occurred at around 2:00am on Monday when the gunmen stormed Mr Oladipo’s house in Owo and killed him.
Mr Oladipo popularly called Fissey Ehin Ogbe, was a former youth leader of APC and prominent member of the party in the owo local Government.
It was also gathered that four other persons including a mother and her child who were caught in the cross fire between two rival cults.
The Police Spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami confirmed the incident but could not ascertain the number of casualties.
“We can’t confirm if an APC chieftain is affected, but four people have been confirmed dead, Normalcy has returned through the intervention of the Police, efforts are on to arrest perpetrators of the act,” she said.
Meanwhile, a statement signed by Mr Adeniyan said all residents are required to remain indoors during the curfew.
“Only essential services, such as hospitals, emergency services, and law enforcement, will be exempted from the curfew,” he said.
“The Governor has also asked secutiry agencies in the State to enforce the curfew, ensure safety of lives, properties, arrest perpetrators of the violence and restore peace to the community.”