Otukpo Local Government Council in Benue State imposes a dusk-to-dawn curfew following a deadly attack on Efeyi Ugboju (also reported as Ugboju/Efeyi Ugboju or Efeyi community) in Otukpo Local Government Area on Tuesday. Multiple outlets report that the attack leaves more than 22 people dead. The curfew, announced by the Otukpo LGA chairman, Maxwell Ogiri, runs daily from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Both reports also note that residents protest the curfew after it is introduced. The curfew order is presented as a local security measure in response to the killings in the community. No additional details about suspected attackers, the motive, or arrests are provided in the cited summaries. The reports focus on the immediate government response—imposing the curfew—alongside public reaction from residents in Otukpo.
Otukpo in Benue imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew after Ugboju attack
Otukpo Local Government Council in Benue State imposes a dusk-to-dawn curfew following a deadly attack on Efeyi Ugboju (also reported as Ugboju/Efeyi Ugboju or Efeyi community) in Otukpo Local Governm...
- Otukpo Local Government Council in Benue State imposes a dusk-to-dawn curfew after a Tuesday attack in the Efeyi Ugboju community.
- The attack reportedly kills more than 22 people.
- The curfew runs daily from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Otukpo LGA chairman Maxwell Ogiri announces the curfew.
- Residents protest the curfew after it is declared.
The Otukpo Local Government Council has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew following Tuesday’s deadly attack on the Efeyi community in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, which left more than 22 people dead. The curfew, which runs daily from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., was announced by the Chairman of Otukpo LGA, Maxwell Ogiri, after […] Benue: Dusk-to-dawn curfew declared in Otukpo as residents protest deadly Ugboju attack
2 hours agoThe Otukpo Local Government Council has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew following the killing of over 22 persons in Tuesday's deadly attack on Efeyi Ugboju community in Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State. The post Benue: Otukpo imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew after Edeyi attack, protests appeared first on Vanguard News.
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