Abia State Government has
extended the curfew it imposed on Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state
following the face-off between the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi
Kanu, and the Nigerian Army.
The initial order was for the
curfew to last till Thursday (yesterday) before it was extended till Friday
(today).
But the latest announcement
signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos, said
the curfew has been extended till Sunday – 6pm to 6am.
Meanwhile, resumption of schools
has been moved from September 18 to September 25.
The statement by Appolos, with
the title: “Further extension of curfew in Aba,” reads in full:
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie
Ikpeazu, wishes to express his appreciation to Abians and residents, particularly
those living and doing business at Aba, for their support and cooperation
during this trying period.
For a commercial city that is
also the economic hub of the state and the South East region, the effect of the
socio-economic disruption at Aba is too massive to measure at this time and the
Government fully appreciates all the sacrifices made to ensure early
restoration of normalcy.
We also wish to commend the
efforts of the men and women of the security services currently working round
the clock to restore law and order and safeguard lives and properties of law
abiding citizens and residents.
After a profound review of the
security situation across the state, we are compelled to extend the current
curfew imposed on Aba to enable us consolidate the peace and normalcy that is
gradually returning to the city.
The government is therefore
seeking your continuing support and understanding for the further extension of
the dusk to dawn (6pm to 6am) curfew at Aba to Sunday 17th of September 2017.
Furthermore, in order to ensure
the safety of our children and wards who were billed to resume school on the
18th of September 2017, we hereby direct that the resumption be postponed till
the 25th of September 2017 across the state.
It is our hope that all the measures
taken so far will help to rapidly restore full normalcy to all areas of the
state.”
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