OGUN STATE- Following the recent clash between rival cult groups in Sagamu Local Government Area, the Ogun State government has announced total restriction of movement from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
The government asked residents of the town to abide by the restriction order pending the time the security of the area improves, as police and other security agencies were on top of the situation to restore normalcy.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Lekan Adeniran, on Monday.
“This is to notify residents of Sagamu and its environs of total restriction of human and vehicular movement as a way of taking firm control of the security architecture of the area and protect the lives of the people and their property.
“We, therefore, implore the residents of the area to abide strictly by this restriction order and cooperate with security agencies to restore normalcy and bring perpetrators of these dastardly acts to book immediately,” the statement read.
Earlier, Governor Dapo Abiodun directed security agencies in the state to rid Sagamu and its environs of the menace of cultists and cult-related activities in the state.
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