Benue govt imposes curfew on troubled Katsina-Ala community

The government of Benue State on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Katsina-Ala town in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

The development came following a recent conflict between the Ikurav and Shitile people in the area which led to loss of lives.

Announcing the curfew in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the State’s acting governor, Ede Ogaba, the government said the curfew is with immediate effect and would be reviewed as the situation demands.

“The Benue State Government has imposed a 24 -hour curfew on Katsina-Ala with effect from today, Monday, April 22, as part of efforts to restore peace and ensure the security of lives and property in that part of the state,” the statement read.

According to the statement, the acting governor said it will be in the best interest of the people in the area to cooperate with security operatives by obeying the curfew because “anyone found fomenting trouble in the area or in other parts of the state will be apprehended and punished according to law.”

READ ALSO: KILLINGS: Buhari ‘doesn’t listen, doesn’t care’, Yola Bishop laments

The statement added, “Government reassures the people that more security personnel have been deployed to Katsina-Ala to end the crisis, and it will continue to give security agencies every needed support to succeed.”

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now