Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and his Ondo State counterpart, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Sunday visited Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan.
The duo were accompanied by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko and Special Adviser on Security to Oyo State Governor, Fatai Owoseni and other state officials.
On Saturday, Governor Makinde ordered the immediate closure of the market indefinitely following skirmishes reported in Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan.
The governor gave the order to forestall breakdown of law and order in the area and equally imposed a curfew on Shasha and the market area.
H.E., Governor Seyi Makinde is currently at Sasa market, the scene of the clash between Hausas and Yorubas on Friday.
He called for peace and promised to investigate the cause of the conflict. pic.twitter.com/jAPohP1SYE— Olamide (@Iam_lammy) February 14, 2021
The curfew is to run from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. The statement warned residents of the affected area to go about their legitimate businesses peacefully, stating that anyone caught perpetrating violence will face the wrath of the law.
