Gov Ikpeazu lifts curfew in Abia following end of Operation Python Dance

- A 10pm to 6am curfew which was imposed in Aba, Abia state, by the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has now been lifted

- Ikpeazu lifted the curfew as a result of improved security situation in Aba, following the successful end of the Nigerian army’s Operation Python Dance exercise

- The curfew had been imposed in the first place, following clashes between IPOB members and soldiers carrying out the Operation Python Dance exercise

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has lifted the 10p.m. to 6a.m. curfew imposed on Aba on Tuesday, September 12, as a result of the improved security situation in the commercial city, NAN reports.

Ikpeazu via a statement issued in Umuahia on Wednesday, October 19, by his chief press secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, commended Aba residents for compliance during the period the curfew lasted.

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Legit.ng gathers that the governor further urged the state residents to remain law abiding in order to ensure lasting peace in the city.

He also thanked security agencies for their efforts in ensuring the protection of lives and property in Aba, during the period the curfew lasted.

Governor Ikpeazu had imposed the dusk-to-dawn curfew, following clashes between some members of the outlawed pro-Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the Nigerian army.

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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia state, declared a three-day curfew in Aba, a commercial city in the state, over altercations between the army and citizens.

The Operation Python Dance II launched by the army in the state had raised tensions with some IPOB youths who were against the operation.

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Source: Legit.ng