Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared a night curfew in all border communities to check the worsening insecurity in the state.
Rivers shares border with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo States.
The governor said the decision followed recent attacks and killings of security operatives by gunmen in the border communities.
In a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, Governor Wike said the curfew would take effect from Wednesday by 8pm.
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He said: “The Government of Rivers State has decided to restrict night movements into and out of the State from the land borders of the State.
“Consequently, a night curfew is hereby imposed and no person or vehicle is allowed into and out of Rivers State from 8.00 p.m. to 6.00 a.m. from tomorrow (Wednesday) 28 April 2021 until further notice.
“We wish to advise that those who have any legitimate need or reason to come into or go out of the State must do so before 8.00 pm when the curfew shall come into force daily.”
Wike stated that security agencies had been deplored to strategic borders in the state to monitor and enforce strict compliance to the curfew at all borders with Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Imo States.
He explained on Saturday some innocent officers of the Customs, Police and Civil Defence services on their duty posts along the Port Harcourt – Owerri Expressway were ambushed and gruesomely murdered in cold blood by armed attackers.
He said on Sunday, the state witnessed another deadly attack and killing of officers and men of the Nigerian Army right in their duty post at Abua town in Abua Odual Local Government Area of the state.
The Governor said although the security agencies were investigating the attacks with a view to bringing the perpetrators to justice, nobody knew where and when the next incident would take place.
