As part of the intensified efforts to rescue the abducted school kids and teachers in the state, the Oyo State Government has imposed a curfew on 10 local government areas surrounding the Old Oyo National Park.
The Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said in a statement on Tuesday that the the curfew would take effect from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., beginning on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and would remain in force for the next 48 hours in the first instance.
The affected local government areas are Oriire (headquarters: Ikoyi-Ile), Orelope (headquarters: Igboho), Irepo (headquarters: Kisi), Saki West (headquarters: Saki), Saki East (headquarters: Ago-Amodu), Atisbo (headquarters: Tede/Ago-Are), Itesiwaju (headquarters: Otu), Iseyin (headquarters: Iseyin), Olorunsogo (headquarters: Igbeti), and Atiba (headquarters: Offa-Meta, Oyo).
Prince Oyelade stated that the curfew was part of the state’s ongoing efforts to tackle kidnapping and other security challenges in communities located around the Old Oyo National Park.
He urged residents of the affected local government areas to comply fully with the directive as security agencies intensify operations aimed at restoring peace and ensuring the safety of lives and property across the affected communities.
It would be recalled that some teachers and many students including infants were abducted during coordinated attacks on Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community Grammar School and L.A Primary School, Esiele, in the local government, on May 15, 2026.
