Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state.
Fayemi joined his Edo and Lagos states counterparts who earlier banned human and vehicular movements due to the ongoing protests that have turned violent.
The curfew take effect from 10 pm on Tuesday (today), the Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, said in a statement.
“Government is concerned that if this state of affairs is allowed to continue unabated, it will lead to a breakdown of law and order thereby threatening the wellbeing of the people of Ekiti State.”
“In the past 48 hours, there have been incidents of gang-rape, robberies, physical assaults on innocent people, looting and burning of a police station.
“These acts of brigandage are not in consonance with the legitimate aspirations of the protesters. It cannot be logical to seek to remedy impunity with impunity.
“Government, therefore, cannot afford to watch a deliberate enthronement of anarchy by some bad elements who have hijacked the protest for some clandestine reasons.
“Consequently, the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Fayemi, hereby imposes a 24-hour curfew on all parts of the State starting from 10 pm tonight, Tuesday, October 20, 2020.
“Only essential workers and service providers with valid means of identifications are allowed to move around during the period of the curfew.
“Any person found on the street that does not belong to this category would be promptly arrested and prosecuted according to the laws of Ekiti State.”
