BEVERLY HILLS, November 09, (THEWILL) – Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has imposed an emergency 24 hours curfew on five local government area of the state.
This was declared in a statement from the Chief Press Secretary, Mrs Petra Onyegbule listing the five LGAs as Adavi, Ajaokuta, Okene, Okehi and Ogori/Magongo are all in the central senatorial axis of the state.
Although, there was not a specific reason for the urgent development, but the declaration pointed towards serious security alerts in those areas.
“This is a notice of a 24-hour curfew imposed on residents of the 5 Local Government Areas of Central Senatorial District beginning from midnight (already commenced),” the statement read.
“This curfew will last for 24 hours and it is absolute. No movement whatsoever shall be allowed.
“All residents of Adavi, Ajaokuta, Okehi, Okene, Ogori/Magongo Local Government Areas are advised to comply by this directive as anyone who runs foul would have themselves to blame.
“Government regrets every inconvenience this might cause and assures citizens and residents this decision has been taken in the best interest of the state.”
THEWILL recalls that in the last one month, insecurity had been on the rise in the area; culminating in the burning of police station, killing of security men and the assassination of a labour leader, Abdulmumini Yakub, last week Wednesday.
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