The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has extended the 48 hours curfew imposed on the 10 local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park by 24 hours.
NPO Reported that Makinde had, on Tuesday, imposed a 48-hour curfew from 4.00p.m. to 8.00a.m. in the 10 local government areas amid the insecurity challenges in the state, particularly the abduction of 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Oriire LGA.
The governor would extend the curfew for another 24 hours which was announced in a memo issued on Thursday evening by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Musibau Babatunde.
With this extension, the 48-hour curfew in the first instance, will continue till Saturday.
The affected local government areas are: Oriire, Orelope, Irepo, Saki West, Saki East, Atisbo, Itesiwaju, Iseyin, Olorunsogo and Atiba LGAs.
The curfew was part of the state’s ongoing efforts to tackle kidnapping and other security challenges in communities located around the Old Oyo National Park.