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Police Impose Three-Day Curfew In Bayelsa After Violence

Published by Nairaland on Sat, 15 Feb 2020


<blockquote>The Police in Bayelsa state have imposed three-day dusk to dawn curfew after angry All Progressive Congress (APC) protesters destroyed properties following the Supreme Court ruling which sacked the partys elected candidate, David Lyon, and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo.<br><br>According to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Uche Anozie, who made the announcement on Friday, the curfew will last between 8pm6am.<br><br>Some Angry groups occupied major streets and the Government House on Friday morning, armed with APC flags and bearing placards, protesting the ruling of the apex court.<br><br>Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Yenagoa was also not spared as the angry protesters attacked the building destroying properties.<br><br>They also stormed the private residence of the former governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, destroying properties belonging to the family of Mr Dickson.<br><br>The protesting members also called for a review of the Supreme court judgement which sacked David Lyon as Bayelsa State governor-elect.<br><br>The attacks follow the issuance of Certificate of Return to Senator Douye Diri of the PDP by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, on Friday.<br><br>INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu told journalists during a briefing in Abuja that Diri was declared the winner of the November 2019 election after top INEC officials met to review the results of the election, without the votes of the APC which have been voided by the court.</blockquote><br><a href="https://www.channelstv.com/2020/02/14/breaking-police-impose-three-day-curfew-after-violence-in-bayelsa/">https://www.channelstv.com/2020/02/14/breaking-police-impose-three-day-curfew-after-violence-in-bayelsa/</a>
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