Wike Reviews Rivers Curfew From 7pm To 6am

…says gunmen disguised as security agents to kill
policemen

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reviewed the curfew he
imposed on the state following recent attacks on police
formations.

The governor in a statewide broadcast on Monday said the curfew
would now begin from 7pm to 6am with effect from Tuesday instead of
the hitherto 10pm to 6am.

Wike said the review was done to stem dastardly attacks on
security formations in the state by bandits.

He said the decision was taken following multiple ambush on
police checkpoints along the East-West road, which resulted in the
cold-blooded murder of seven police officers at the weekend.

The governor said the state’s security-council reviewed the way
and manner the recent attacks were executed and discovered that the
perpetrators, who disguised themselves as security officers, came
from Oyigbo to launch the attack.

He said: “However, as a further step towards enhancing our
collective safety we have reviewed the existing night time curfew
across the 23 local government areas, which will now start from 7pm
and end at 6am until further notice from tomorrow 11th May
2021.

“The security agencies are hereby directed to note the new
curfew time, ensure strict compliance and effectively deal with any
person or group that violates or attempts to violate it.

“We have reviewed, and for the moment, declined the pressure on
the state government to activate our youths to defend the state
from these terrorists because we don’t want to complicate our very
delicate security situation by creating opportunities for some
other monsters to emerge.”

Wike consoled the families of the dead officers and the state’s
police command for their loss.

He declared that the government and security agencies were
determined to deploy everything at their disposal to advance the
safety and security of lives and property in the state.

The governor explained that security agencies were on the trail
of the gunmen, who attacked security formations in the state.

He expressed optimism that the culprits would all be arrested
soon and brought to justice.

He said nothing would stop the government from defeating the
evil forces presently threatening the individual and collective
security of the state.

He said: “We wish to assure every resident that we are not
intimidated by the sporadic and cowardly attacks on predetermined
security targets by faceless criminals on our soil, neither will we
be cowed into succumbing to a baseless and doomed secessionists
agenda.”

Wike appealed to residents of the state for understanding saying
the government was not unmindful of the difficulty the curfew would
inflict on them.

He, however, assured them that the aim of government’s action
was to achieve and sustain the maximum security of lives and
property.

He said: “We further appeal to the public to understand that
security is everybody’s business and play their own roles,
especially in passing intelligence information to the law
enforcement agencies to process and take preemptive measures to
counter and advance our collective security.”

Meanwhile, there were reports of sporadic gunshots at the Kala
Police station Mile Four and the Rumuji Division.

But sources claimed that policemen at the stations were behind
the shootings.

…says gunmen disguised as security agents to kill
policemen

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reviewed the curfew he
imposed on the state following recent attacks on police
formations.

The governor in a statewide broadcast on Monday said the curfew
would now begin from 7pm to 6am with effect from Tuesday instead of
the hitherto 10pm to 6am.

Wike said the review was done to stem dastardly attacks on
security formations in the state by bandits.

He said the decision was taken following multiple ambush on
police checkpoints along the East-West road, which resulted in the
cold-blooded murder of seven police officers at the weekend.

The governor said the state’s security-council reviewed the way
and manner the recent attacks were executed and discovered that the
perpetrators, who disguised themselves as security officers, came
from Oyigbo to launch the attack.

He said: “However, as a further step towards enhancing our
collective safety we have reviewed the existing night time curfew
across the 23 local government areas, which will now start from 7pm
and end at 6am until further notice from tomorrow 11th May
2021.

“The security agencies are hereby directed to note the new
curfew time, ensure strict compliance and effectively deal with any
person or group that violates or attempts to violate it.

“We have reviewed, and for the moment, declined the pressure on
the state government to activate our youths to defend the state
from these terrorists because we don’t want to complicate our very
delicate security situation by creating opportunities for some
other monsters to emerge.”

Wike consoled the families of the dead officers and the state’s
police command for their loss.

He declared that the government and security agencies were
determined to deploy everything at their disposal to advance the
safety and security of lives and property in the state.

The governor explained that security agencies were on the trail
of the gunmen, who attacked security formations in the state.

He expressed optimism that the culprits would all be arrested
soon and brought to justice.

He said nothing would stop the government from defeating the
evil forces presently threatening the individual and collective
security of the state.

He said: “We wish to assure every resident that we are not
intimidated by the sporadic and cowardly attacks on predetermined
security targets by faceless criminals on our soil, neither will we
be cowed into succumbing to a baseless and doomed secessionists
agenda.”

Wike appealed to residents of the state for understanding saying
the government was not unmindful of the difficulty the curfew would
inflict on them.

He, however, assured them that the aim of government’s action
was to achieve and sustain the maximum security of lives and
property.

He said: “We further appeal to the public to understand that
security is everybody’s business and play their own roles,
especially in passing intelligence information to the law
enforcement agencies to process and take preemptive measures to
counter and advance our collective security.”

Meanwhile, there were reports of sporadic gunshots at the Kala
Police station Mile Four and the Rumuji Division.

But sources claimed that policemen at the stations were behind
the shootings.