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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has announced the extension of the existing night curfew from 7.00 pm to 6.00 am with effect from Tuesday, May 11, in order to stem dastardly attacks on security formations in the State.
He explained that the decision has been taken in the wake of multiple armed ambush on Police checkpoints along the East-West road which resulted in the cold-blooded murder of seven police officers over the weekend.
Wike, in a state broadcast on Monday, said the State Security Council had reviewed the way and manner the recent attacks were executed and discovered that the perpetrators, who disguised themselves as security officers, moved in unhindered from Oyigbo to launch the attack.
‘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 7.00 pm and end at 6.00 am until further notice from tomorrow 11th May 2021.
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‘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.’
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