Against the background of high level insecurity, the Rivers state Police command has pleaded with Governor Nyesom Wike not to lift the night time curfew imposed in the wake of attacks on security formations and operatives in the state.
Spokesman of the state Police command, Nnamdi Omoni, made the appeal in an interview with journalists Tuesday in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Omoni said curfew has aided the police and other security agencies to effect rapid response to distress calls, adding that security threats have reduced in the state since the curfew was imposed over a fortnight ago.
“The curfew was imposed essentially to arrest the trend of attacks on police and since it was imposed, that attack has seized abruptly and we are leveraging on it. I think the governor should still delay it (curfew) for some time because it has been assisting us.
“We are driving the criminals away from Rivers state. So, when their remnants have been rounded off, then the curfew can be lifted.
“We appeal to the governor to allow the curfew to continue because it is assisting us. As I speak, the police have recorded some milestone in the past three weeks.
“The curfew imposed by the state government is still on. It has not been relaxed. The governor who made the order is the same person that will rescind or relax it.
“So, to that extent, it is still subsisting. It has not been relaxed. And so far, it has helped tremendously in containing criminal activities in the state,” the police spokesman stated.
Omoni, a superintendent of police called on members of the public to continue to observe the 8:30p.m. to 6a.m. curfew given by the state government while urging them to report suspicious movements within their neighbourhood for prompt action.
