Abia relaxes curfew in Aba, extends it indefinitely

The Abia State Government has relaxed the curfew in Abu, the state’s commercial nerve centre.
The relaxation of the curfew was one of the outcomes of the Abia State Security Council meeting held on Monday after the curfew put in place following the escalation of tension in the state owing to the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi Kanu.
According to a statement by Enyinnaya Appolos, the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Governor, the curfew will now run from 10pm to 6am daily instead of the initial 6pm to 6am period.
The statement reads in full: “Following the Abia State Security Council meeting held today, 18/09/2017, to assess the security situation in the state, the government wishes to state as follows:
“Council observed and applaud the fact that relative peace and calm has returned to all parts of the state.
“Council directs the Nigerian police to ensure that law and order is maintained around the state and innocent citizens are not molested in the course of their regular engagements.
“Council wishes to warn all miscreants and mischief makers to leave the borders of Abia State immediately.
“Council further directs that the current curfew imposed on Aba be relaxed to ease movement challenges while sustaining the observed improvements in security across the state.
“We therefore wish to inform the General Public that the curfew at Aba will now be effective from 10pm to 6am, starting from today Monday 28th September 2017, till further notice.”