Plateau govt imposes 24-hour curfew in LG over terrorists attacks

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Authorities in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau on Sunday evening declared a 24-hour curfew in the council area.

The chairman of the Interim Management Committee in the LGA, Markus Artu, who announced the curfew in a statement on Sunday evening said: “A 24-hour curfew has been declared in Mangu Local Government Area.  As such there will be no vehicular movement of any sort.

“Furthermore, all movement on motorcycles has been banned until further notice. Only Security personnel and workers on essential duty will be allowed to move.”

It was learnt that the declaration of the curfew followed a fresh invasion of some communities in the area by terrorists…