SAN FRANCISCO, October 31, (THEWILL) – Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has relaxed the curfew imposed on the State during the #EndSARS protest.
Okowa had on Thursday, October 22. imposed a 48-hour curfew on the state.
A statement on Saturday by the State Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu said the “curfew would now be from 8:00 pm till 6:00 am with effect from Saturday October 31.
“As a government we are not unmindful of the stress our people are going through on account of the curfew, but it was inevitable in order to protect the life and property of Deltans.”
The statement further thanks “Deltans for protecting the interest of our common patrimony by ensuring that no further destruction of public buildings was witnessed in the state.”
“As part of our avowed commitment to build a stronger Delta with our youths, let me also express the determination of the State Government to give effect to the decisions reached in the Town Hall meetings with youths in the state”, it added.