The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike announced that the curfew in Oyigbo will be reviewed to now commence from 7pm to 6am in a bid to recover over 50 riffles stolen from burnt police stations.
Wike disclosed this in a social media statement on Tuesday. This comes after reports of killings of residents by the Nigerian Army after IPOB was accused of attacking security operatives in the area.
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The Rivers State Security Council met today & reviewed the curfew in Oyigbo LGA. From Wednesday November 4th, the curfew in Oyigbo LGA will be from 7pm to 6am
Effort to recover over 50 riffles stolen from burnt Police stations and killed security personnel would be maintained.
— Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (@GovWike) November 3, 2020
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What you should know
Nairametrics reported that Amnesty International announced they received disturbing information that Nigerian soldiers engaged in alleged extra-judicial killings in Oyigbo, Rivers State, and therefore, called on the Army to stop the killings.
Governor Wike said that the stories of a massacre in Oyigbo were false and that the trouble started when IPOB suddenly killed six soldiers and four policemen.
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Wike disclosed on Tuesday that the state security council reviewed the curfew imposed in the area to recover riffles stolen during the crisis.
“The Rivers State Security Council met today & reviewed the curfew in Oyigbo LGA. From Wednesday, November 4th, the curfew in Oyigbo LGA will be from 7pm to 6am. Efforts to recover over 50 riffles stolen from burnt Police stations and killed security personnel would be maintained,” he said.
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