The Executive Chairman, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Awelewa Olawale Gabriel, has ordered an indefinite suspension of night vigil in worship centres in local communities across the council area.
The order was sequel to the gunmen attack on Ori-Oke Ajaiye, near Ikerin-Opin during Christian night vigil, leading to the death of three persons and abduction of 15 others.
“Based on the recommendation from the council’s security advisory team, Awelewa urged religious bodies in outlying areas to relocate services to community centres within towns and villages, and limit day services to a maximum of two hours.”
The Chief Press Secretary to the council chairman, Prince Dada Sunday, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday.
The statement noted that the council chairman was particularly disturbed that the church continued to hold night services in an isolated area despite repeated warnings issued to religious bodies through the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and the League of Imams.
