From Jimoh Ahmed, Owo

As schools in Ondo State, both public and private, resumed for academic work on Monday, schools in Ikare Akoko could not  join their counterparts for academic activities due to the ongoing 24-hour curfew imposed on the town  by the state government.

As at the time of filing this report, all schools in the town were under lock and key and their environments were deserted.

Speaking on the development, an Ikare Akoko resident, Alhaji Sule Olaniyi appealed to the state government to have mercy on the people by relaxing the curfew so that the education of the pupils will not be jeopardised.

Olaniyi posited that Governor Akeredolu’s love for school education made  him to payfor their WAEC fees adding that elongation of service years of teachers may be defeated if the 24-hour curfew continues without it being relaxed.

Another resident, Mallam Jamiu Salami, who posited that the curfew is a good decision by the state government to forestall the arson and killings that engulfed Ikare, however, appealed that he should  reconsider its action. 

Mallam Jamiu said the curfew which has prevented school children from resuming academic activities like their fellows from all other parts of the state, may hinder their academic progress if it is not lifted.

Meanwhile, banks in Ikare Akoko have remained closed while shops and commercial outlets have not also open for business.