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Bayelsa Govt Imposes Curfew On Opu-Nembe

The Governor of Bayelsa State put a stop to activities in Opu-Nembe Local Government Area. 


26th August 2023 01:36 PM

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Opu-Nembe Local Government Arear amid crisis rocking the community.

Diri, in a closed-door meeting with members of the Security Council in the state, also dissolved all the youth and chieftaincy councils in Opu-Nembe.

Addressing journalists before the commencement of the closed-door security meeting, the governor spoke on efforts made by his administration to maintain peace in Bayelsa State for over three years since his assumption of office.

After the meeting, the Special Adviser to the governor on Security, Akpoebi Agberebi, briefed reporters on the resolutions reached.

Access24 reports that one person was feared dead, while others got injured on Tuesday when armed men in multiple vehicles invaded Opu Nembe (Basambri) in Nembe Local Council of Bayelsa State.