The Edo State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew
imposed on the state over #EndSARS violent protest indefinitely.
The government in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media
& Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, affirmed that everyone is expected
to remain indoor.
Osagie disclosed that “security agencies have been deployed
to the streets to ensure full compliance and anyone found contravening the
directive will be dealt with according to the law.”
He added: “Parents and guardians are urged to restrain their
children, youths and wards from flouting the order, as security agencies will
not spare any errant individual.
“The curfew was imposed yesterday when the #ENDSARS protests
turned violent, leading to two jailbreaks and the burning of at least five
police stations within the Benin metropolis as well as various degrees of
public disturbances in other major cities across the state.
“The authorities are yet to confirm the total number of
inmates released to the streets, as investigations are still ongoing, which
necessitate the shutdown in the state.
“The government is committed to maintaining law and order
and protecting lives and property in the state, and urges Edo citizens and residents
to obey the directives for the collective good of all.”
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