Amaechi Imposes Dusk-To-Dawn Curfew On Port Harcourt

The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has imposed a
dusk-to-dawn curfew on Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the
Independent National Electoral Commission announced the result of the
presidential and National Assembly elections in the state, Premium Times
reports.

In a terse statement signed by the Secretary to the State
Government, George Feyi, the governor said the curfew will hold from 7p.m. to
6a.m.

“The curfew will continue till further notice,” a part of
the statement said.

The declaration of the curfew comes amidst heightened
tension occasioned by the conduct of last Saturday’s election in the state.

Mr. Amaechi and the All Progressives Congress had boycotted
the polls over the failure of INEC to supply result sheets to many polling
units especially in the party strongholds.

But the elections continued despite the boycott and the
result of both the presidential and National Assembly polls were announced at about
2pm amidst protests and call for cancellation by the APC.