Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has declared a three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew inwards Aba next repeated clashes betwixt Nigerian soldiers as well as separatist agitators.
The governor said the terra firma is committed to the protection of the lives as well as properties of its citizens as well as others residing as well as doing concern inside the state.
The governor likewise noted that the clash is straight linked to the deployment of soldiers across South-East as business office of the rejuvenated Operation Python Dance.
The curfew begins at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday as well as volition concluding until September 14.
Bellow is the total contention as signed past times the governor on Tuesday:
Abia State has for the past times few days been the focus of safety searchlight occasioned past times the reported skirmish betwixt to a greater extent than or less groups inwards the State, peculiarly Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) with men of the Nigerian Army.
Government notes as well as has observed the frenzy of activities of members of IPOB inside Afara – Umuahia, the ancestral domicile of the leader of IPOB for to a greater extent than or less months now.
Government is every bit aware of the recent statement past times the Nigerian Army of Operation Python Dance II inside the South – East geopolitical portion of Nigeria. The performance as declared past times the Army is intended to cheque kidnapping, banditry, assassination, secessionist activities inside the region, with other forms of criminal activities.
The recent confrontation betwixt the Nigerian Army as well as members of IPOB on Sunday, tenth September, 2017, could presumably hold out attributed to the get-go of the said Operation Python Dance II.
The Abia State Government unequivocally states that Abia is a cistron State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as subscribes to the supremacy of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as all other extant laws.
While the Government of Abia State recognizes the correct of the Nigerian Army as well as other safety agencies, to perform their statutory duty of protection of lives as well as belongings of Nigerian citizens, such duties must hold out carried out inside acclaimed Nigerian as well as international standards of appointment with the civil populace, with due abide by to the human rights of citizens as well as sanctity of human lives.
Abia State Government is committed to the protection of the lives as well as properties of its citizens as well as others residing as well as doing concern inside the geographical entity called Abia State.
Abians as well as others living inside Abia, are advised to stay police delineate abiding as well as bear on their lawful concern without fear, as efforts past times Government volition hold out made to cut back friction betwixt the civil world as well as military machine personnel inwards the State. Meanwhile, Aba residents are advised to detect a curfew from 6pm to 6am from today 12/09/2017 to 14/09/2017.
Persons residing inside the State are strongly advised to stay police delineate abiding, piece going close their lawful concern without fright of molestation, and, non engage inwards whatsoever cast of confrontation with military machine personnel or other safety agents.
The Government recognizes the constitutional Right to Freedom of Movement for all Nigerians, only objects to the influx of people into Abia State for purposes of unsettling the enduring peace inwards the State.
Finally, Abia State volition co – piece of occupation with safety agencies to keep the dominion of police delineate as well as social club inwards the State.
Okezie Ikpeazu PhD
Governor, Abia State
12/09/2017