Benue council imposes curfew on Gboko town after deadly protest

The Executive Chairman of Gboko Local Government Area, Benue State, Barrister Toseer Yina, has imposed an contiguous dusk-to-dawn curfew connected Gboko municipality arsenic portion of urgent measures to incorporate convulsive unrest.

He besides announced the contiguous suspension of the enforcement assembly of the Benue Motorcycle Hirers Association (BEMOA), Gboko branch.

The decisions followed a breakdown of instrumentality and bid successful Gboko municipality aft the decease of a BEMOA subordinate who was killed by suspected gunmen.

Members of the relation took to the streets successful protest, but the objection was hijacked by hoodlums and turned violent, resulting successful the burning of 2 vehicles belonging to the Benue State Civil Protection Guards.

In a connection signed by the Secretary of the Gboko Local Government Security Council, Vincent Akaakohol Nev, the president warned that anyone caught violating the curfew oregon breaching nationalist bid would beryllium decisively dealt with.

The statement, however, clarified that persons and vehicles engaged successful indispensable services were exempt from the curfew.

Security operatives person been ...