Bayelsa Violence: Police Extend Curfew Until Sunday.
The violence was the aftermath of the Supreme Court Judgement which sacked David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress as the governor-elect in the state on Thursday last week.
Briefing reporters, the police commissioner explained that the command reviewed the security situation in the state.Anozia said, “In light of credible intelligence available to the command viz-a-viz the prevailing security situation in Bayelsa State, the command has deemed it necessary to review and extend the curfew to Sunday, 23 February 2020, with effect from today the 17 February 2020, from the hours of 10pm to 6am.
“Members of the public are advised to remain indoors as security agents will be out to arrest anyone who violates the curfew and such outlaws will be prosecuted,” he warned.
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