Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the establishment of holding camps for people displaced in the recent Ifon, Ilobu and Erin Osun communal clashes.
The governor also said the “24-hour curfew continues amidst further tightening of security surveillance in the towns.”
What initially started as boundary disputes between Ifon and Ilobu communities in the early hours of Friday later spread to Erin Osun on Saturday.
The development forced the state government to review the earlier 12-hour curfew to a 24-hour restriction of movement in the affected towns.
Apart from casualties recorded, many houses were razed in the three communities, forcing many of the residents to flee to Okinni, Osogbo and Ido Osun to avoid being killed.
Meanwhile, a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday, said the establishment of holding camps was a follow-up to the distribution of food and relief materials to the displaced people through the palaces of the affected towns.
“Now that the distribution of food and relief materials has commenced, I have directed the state emergency agency to proceed to set up camps for displaced people.
“Each town is to have a camp, probably their town halls or any place of their choice. Security agencies are to screen displaced people for transportation to the camps.
“The emergency agency will be providing food materials and accessories for the displaced people while the situation normalises. The emergency agency has also reached out to NEMA for further support,” the governor said.
The governor also commended security agencies for promptly implementing his directive for the grilling and prosecution of key ringleaders in the communal crisis.
It further read, “All the culprits must be brought to book. There must be accountability. I expect suspects to be charged in court as soon as possible.”
