Umahi Imposes Curfew On Ebonyi Land Borders

Ebonyi has imposed a curfew from 8 pm to 6 am at all entry and
exit points with neighbouring states.

It also banned all social events such as wake keeping and
nightclubbing from 6 pm, warning defaulters will be fined N1m.

Governor David Umahi announced the order on Wednesday while
briefing reporters after the state Executive Council meeting.

He also ordered all native doctors to register with security
agencies in the state immediately.

The Governor also ordered traditional medicine dealers to
register with the Ministry of Health.

He warned anybody who fails to adhere to the directive will be
prosecuted.

Umahi exonerated the security arm of the proscribed secessionist
group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Eastern Security Network,
from the recent attacks on security agencies in the state.

The Governor lamented fake news purveyors were complicating the
scenery challenges by spreading fake news through social media.

He directed security agencies to henceforth arrest and prosecute
anybody spreading fake news capable of causing a crisis on social
media.

He said: “We have agreed that all native doctors in the state
and traditional medicine dealers must within seven days today
register with the Commissioner for Border Peace, with the
Commissioner for health and with the CP.

“There will be an executive order to this event and anyone that
is caught doing otherwise will be arrested and will be
prosecuted.

“We are aware there are some killings over the weekend; a
policeman was killed, two army men were killed and I think one
civilian and their killers are pure bandits.

“They do this killing and put it in social media that they are
members of IPOB or ESN.

“Without standing for either IPOB or ESN but they continue to
deny that they are not into violence but for me, criminality is
criminality and I have directed security agencies to crack down on
all criminal activities in the state.

“And for those who did the killings, the security agencies must
bring them to book within 72 hours, they must do that.”

Ebonyi has imposed a curfew from 8 pm to 6 am at all entry and
exit points with neighbouring states.

It also banned all social events such as wake keeping and
nightclubbing from 6 pm, warning defaulters will be fined N1m.

Governor David Umahi announced the order on Wednesday while
briefing reporters after the state Executive Council meeting.

He also ordered all native doctors to register with security
agencies in the state immediately.

The Governor also ordered traditional medicine dealers to
register with the Ministry of Health.

He warned anybody who fails to adhere to the directive will be
prosecuted.

Umahi exonerated the security arm of the proscribed secessionist
group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Eastern Security Network,
from the recent attacks on security agencies in the state.

The Governor lamented fake news purveyors were complicating the
scenery challenges by spreading fake news through social media.

He directed security agencies to henceforth arrest and prosecute
anybody spreading fake news capable of causing a crisis on social
media.

He said: “We have agreed that all native doctors in the state
and traditional medicine dealers must within seven days today
register with the Commissioner for Border Peace, with the
Commissioner for health and with the CP.

“There will be an executive order to this event and anyone that
is caught doing otherwise will be arrested and will be
prosecuted.

“We are aware there are some killings over the weekend; a
policeman was killed, two army men were killed and I think one
civilian and their killers are pure bandits.

“They do this killing and put it in social media that they are
members of IPOB or ESN.

“Without standing for either IPOB or ESN but they continue to
deny that they are not into violence but for me, criminality is
criminality and I have directed security agencies to crack down on
all criminal activities in the state.

“And for those who did the killings, the security agencies must
bring them to book within 72 hours, they must do that.”