Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has announced a six-hour curfew daily to check the spate of armed robbery in the community.
Lowa Adimula of Ife, Abraham Adekola, who is the third in line to Ooni, told PUNCH that movement will be restricted from 11pm to 5am daily.
The Ooni, who is currently on official assignment to Sokoto, has been briefed by the palace chiefs about the curfew, Adekola said.
“It is true, restriction of movement had been imposed in the name of Baba Ooni. He is in Sokoto on an official assignment but after consultation with him, we agreed to impose restrictions from 11pm to 5am daily until the situation improves,” he said.
Adekola, who did not state when the curfew took effect, assured that no one would be molested before or during the restricted hours.
“Armed robbers had invaded Ife. They killed and maimed people. We just have to act to arrest the situation and since we imposed restrictions, the situation has improved,” he added.
According to the high chief, the police and vigilante are involved in checking criminality in the community.
