BREAKING: Wike Extends Curfew In Rivers

• Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has extended the night curfew earlier imposed in 23 Local Government Areas of the state.
• The governor made this known in a state broadcast on Monday.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has extended the night curfew earlier imposed in 23 Local Government Areas of the state, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered.

The 7p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, which was imposed to curtail the attacks on security formations in Rivers State, has been extended by the governor with effect from Tuesday.

The governor made this known in a state broadcast on Monday.

According to Wike, the decision was taken in the wake of multiple attacks on police checkpoints along the East-West Road which led to the murder of seven police officers over the weekend.

He added that the State Security Council has reviewed how the recent attacks were executed in the state.

Wike further revealed that the Council discovered that the assailants, who disguised themselves as security operatives, moved in unhindered from Oyigbo to launch the attack.

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The governor’s broadcast was, however, relayed to newsmen via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, on Monday.

“However, as a further step towards enhancing our collective safety, we have reviewed the existing nighttime curfew across the 23 Local Government Areas, which will now start from 7 p.m. and end at 6 a.m. until further notice from tomorrow 11th May 2021.

“The security agencies are hereby directed to note the new curfew time, ensure strict compliance and effectively deal with any person or group that violates or attempts to violate it.

“We have reviewed, and for the moment, declined the pressure on the State Government to activate our youth to defend the State from these terrorists because we don’t want to complicate our very delicate security situation by creating opportunities for some other monsters to emerge,” the statement read.

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