Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has lifted the 24 hour indefinite curfew earlier imposed on the state.
The decision takes effect from today, October 24.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, said the decision to lift the curfew followed the return of peace to Akure, the state capital.
The Next Edition reports that Akeredolu had imposed the curfew on Wednesday to prevent loss of lives and properties as hoodlums hijacked the #EndSARS protests in some major cities of the state.
The statement read: “The relative peace in the state capital, Akure, appears very encouraging just as the people’s resolve, especially the youths, not to allow brigandage under any guise is equally palpable.
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“It is, therefore, only normal that law abiding residents are allowed to go about their legitimate businesses.
“Government, however, emphasizes the need for all to be vigilant and law-abiding.
“This is moreso, that security agencies deployed to strategic areas of the state capital are under strict directives to enforce law and order for the enforcement of permanent peace.”
