Pandemonium broke out on Tuesday in Idi-Iroko, Ogun State when Oro adherents reportedly imposed 24-hours curfew and attacked a Muslim cleric.

Our correspondent gathered that the Oro adherents had begun their annual festival since Saturday and had imposed daylight curfew on the residents of the area.

The festival, however, turned violent when they clashed with Muslim faithful who were observing the evening prayer.

It was also gathered that the Oro adherents had attacked a Muslim cleric, Bola Wasiu, inflicting machete cuts in his head.

He was reportedly rushed to a hospital, while others, including women, were also attacked in the mosque.

The incident which occurred in the Temitope area of the Idi-Iroko Ajegunle, affected Umar Bin Kathab Mosque, which was attacked two years ago during Oro festival.

The Imam of the mosque, Abdul Waliy Omo-Akin, said the Oro worshipers breached the agreement reached with the adherents of the two other religions in the area and the court order that there must not be Oro festival in the daylight.

He said, “One of our members, Boka Wasiu, was injured for coming out during the festival in the daylight.

“We were able to get hold of three of the attackers and handed them over to the police.

“We had held a meeting with the police last week where the Divisional Police Officer warned them against daylight ritual. They imposed the curfew since Saturday.”

The leader of the Oro adherents could not be reached as of the time of filing this report.

Also, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said would get back to our correspondent.

Similarly, the Chairman of the local government, Wasiu Agbetokun, asked our reporter to come to his office.

The Oniko of Ikolaje, Oba John Ojo could not be reached as phone calls made to his line did not connect.

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