The Ondo State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ikare-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko Northeast Local Government Area, following clashes at an annual carnival in the community.
It was gathered that youths of the community went wild on Tuesday firing gunshots following a disagreement over the staging of an annual carnival in the area.However, several houses and shops were razed. “They burnt the house of the Olokoja, a high chief of the quarters, and that of another chief, while many shops were razed.”
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