The police have arrested three persons over alleged willful destruction of lives and properties in the clashes that rocked the Ilobu, Ifon and Erin Osun communities.
Spokesman, Police superintendent, SP Adeoye Akeem Adeola, confirmed this in a statement where he added that id a they also recovered Dane guns and other dangerous weapons.
He said that persistent animosities between Ifon and Ilobu towns spread in the early hours of March 21, 2025 to Erin-Osun leading to murder, arson and willful destruction of properties.
According to him, “Osun State Commissioner CP Mohammed Umar Abba, has ordered the deployment of Officers and Men to the warring areas in order to restore peace, law and order in accordance with its primary duty of protecting lives and properties.
“The Command in collaboration with personnel of other Sister Security Agencies will do everything humanly possible to prevent further bloodshed and breakdown of law and order through strict enforcement of the 24 hours curfew declared by the Executive Governor of the State, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke in the areas affected.
“So far, three (3) suspects have been arrested in breach of the curfew armed with a Dane gun. Thorough investigation will be conducted and suspects would be charged to court for prosecution accordingly.
“The Command is equally monitoring the situation closely with a view to fishing out all the trouble makers and their sponsorers to ensure that they face the wrath of the law.”
Meanwhile, Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday visited the troubled communities to assess the damages, and urged the security operatives to arrest and prosecute all the culprits
He lamented the damages done to the affected communities assuring that he had directed security agencies to bring perpetrators to book .
His words, “We have gone around and as you can see all the security agencies are here and the curfew imposed has been very very effective because we went around all three communities Ilobu, Ifon, and Erin Osun.
“I have to thank all the security agencies for their swift response, immediately after we had that emergency meeting they immediately took over the whole place and made sure everywhere was calm.
“Osun has been a very peaceful State, and these are the security agencies that have been doing and they didn’t disappoint me. And am happy that the whole place is calm, and thank you for doing that and I can assure you that we will keep doing what we need to do to provide whatever you need to make you work well.
“This crisis has lingered for a long and when I first came in as the Governor, I told them to listen when they are fighting all the time because of land there will be no development in the town, people will be scared of coming here and the thing is once they here Osun they will not know it just a section of the community, they will run away.
“What am saying in essence is that there is no need for fighting because of land and things like that. We have put a lot of things in place that will make sure by the special grace of God that peace will be permanent.
“I have given a directive that all the culprits be brought to book am not going to take nonsense anymore because it’s getting too much, my people are dying, houses are being burnt and that is not acceptable.”
