The Edo State government, Monday declared 24-hour curfew after a prison and some police stations had been attacked by hoodlums who hijacked the ENDSARS Protest in the state.
NewsWireNGR had earlier reported a prison Break in the state, in case you missed it.
In a statement issued by, Osarodion Ogie Esq., the Secretary to the State Government, Edo State, “the Edo State Government hereby imposes a 24-hour curfew across the state till further notice. The curfew is to take effect from 4pm, today, October 19, 2020”.
It added that, “This decision has become necessary because of the very disturbing incidents of vandalism and attacks on private individuals and institutions by hoodlums in the guise of #EndSARS protesters”.
Ogie added, that while the government of Edo State respects the rights of its citizens to undertake legitimate protests, “it cannot sit idly when hoodlums have taken laws into their hands to cause mayhem on innocent citizens and the state”.
The statement reads in parts, “By the directive, schools and businesses are to shutdown activities accordingly. Those who cannot move safely are to stay put between now and 4pm till calmness is restored”.
“Parents are advised to rein in their children, youths and wards, to forestall further breakdown of law and order”.
According to the state Government, “The responsibility of government is to protect lives and property and maintain law and order, therefore, anyone found outside in violation of the curfew would be dealt with according to the law”.
Thousands of Nigerians continue to march in cities in Nigeria and across the world to demand an end to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, or SARS, a police unit accused of extrajudicial killings and abuses.
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