Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has lifted the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed on Aba on Sept. 12, as a result of improved security situation in the commercial city. Ikpeazu via a statement issued in Umuahia on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Enyinnaya Appolos, commended Aba residents for compliance during the period the curfew lasted.
The governor
commended the residents of Aba for complying with the curfew order and urged
them to remain law abiding in order to ensure lasting peace in the city. He thanked
security agencies for their efforts during the period the curfew lasted and
protection of lives and property in Aba.
NAN reports that
the Abia Government imposed the dusk-to-dawn curfew, following clashes between
some members of pro-Biafra group and the military. The curfew was reviewed on
Sept. 18 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
NAN
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