On Friday 03 March 2020 three vigilantes were attacked and injured by Amendo worshippers and yahoo boys in Edo state.
According to an eye wittiness Mr. Kehinde Livinus, the leader of the community vigilance group, Mr Steven Felix, said the security men were attacked while trying to curtail the stay-at-home directive by the state government.
Livinus said had gone to invade such gathering of the Amendo worshippers and some Yahoo boys before but this particular incident turned out violently.
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Those that were injured were immediately rushed to a private hospital at Ososo for medical attention.
“The traditional ruler of the community had earlier in the week directed that festivals, burials, weddings and all public gatherings should be suspended to prevent the spread of coronavirus in and around Dagbala and directed the vigilantes to enforce compliance
Calls, messages have been made to get the reactions from Commissioner Mr. Lawan Jimeta, and the spokesperson for the police, Mr. Chidi Nwabuzor on the matter proved but they neither picked up phone calls nor replied messages.
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