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By Rasaq Adebayo
The Rivers State Security Council has imposed a curfew on the 23 Local Government Areas of the State.
Governor Nyesom Wike said the curfew will take effect immediately from Thursday, April 29.
The governor had imposed a night-time curfew on the land borders with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, and Imo States due to recent attacks on security personnel in Ikwerre and Abua/Odual Local Government Areas.
In a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, Wike said after a review of the present security situation there are possibilities of further deadly attacks on hard and soft targets across the State, saying the curfew was from 10 pm to 6 am.
He said: “Accordingly, the State Security Council has, today, after exhaustive deliberation, decided and advised that a state wide curfew on human and vehicular movements be imposed as part of additional measures to prevent the faceless criminals from unleashing their deadly actions.
“Consequently, a night curfew is hereby imposed on the entire 23 Local Government Areas of the State prohibiting any human and or vehicular movement within or any part of the State from 10.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. from today 29th April 2021 until further notice.”
The Governor added that the intention for carrying out this measures is to secure and protect the lives and property of the people. Also encouraging everyone in the State to be at alert at all times and report any suspicious movement to security agencies.
