Beginning from Wednesday, a 16-hour curfew will take effect in 10 Local Government areas of Oyo State.
The affected local government areas are:
Oriire (Headquarters: Ikoyi-Ile), Orelope (Headquarters: Igboho), Irepo (Headquarters: Kisi) Saki West (Headquarters: Saki), and Saki East (Headquarters: Ago-Amodu).
Others are Atisbo (Headquarters: Tede / Ago-Are), Itesiwaju (Headquarters: Otu) Iseyin (Headquarters: Iseyin), Olorunsogo (Headquarters: Igbeti) and Atiba (Headquarters: Offa-Meta, Oyo).
According to a memo issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde, the curfew, which is between 4PM and 8 AM, and lasts for 48 hours in the first instance, affects local government areas bordering the Old Oyo National Park.