Adeleke imposes 24-hour curfew on Osun community

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has imposed a 24‑hour curfew on Igbajo town in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of the state.

The Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, announced this via a statement issued on Monday, December 1, 2025.

Alimi said the curfew was due to a breakdown of law and order in the community.

Alimi said the governor’s decision followed an intelligence report from the office of his Special Adviser on Security, adding that the crisis in the town had been linked to the death of a former All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Osun State, Adegboyega Famodun.

He said the curfew would take effect immediately and would remain until total peace is attained.

Alimi quoted Adeleke as condemning the development and warned that his administration would not be a party to any untoward civil disobedience capable of truncating the existing peace and harmony in the state.

The governor also issued a stern warning to all natives and non‑natives of Igbajo to continue to toe the path of peace and orderliness.

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Adeleke added that anyone caught plunging the town into chaos would be dealt with in line with the dictates of the law.

Adeleke said: “With effect from today, a contingent of security personnel comprising the army, the police, the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) should take charge by maintaining 24‑hour surveillance in Igbajo.

“I once again, as I had earlier done following the announcement of Famodun’s demise, commiserate with the family and the people of Igbajo over the sad loss of a dear son.”

The Gbeleru Royal Family of Igbajo announced Famodun’s death on Sunday.

A statement issued by his son, David Famodun, on behalf of the family, said the former APC chairman died on November 28 after a brief illness at the age of 67.

The late Famodun, who was installed as the 30th Owa of Igbajo by former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, was removed in 2022 by Adeleke.

On March 12, 2024, the Osun State Government approved the appointment of Ademola Makinde as the new Owa of Igbajo, replacing the late Famodun.

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