The Benue State Security Council has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Katsina-Ala and Ukum local government areas, in the Sankera axis of the State.
This, it said, is aimed at checkmating banditry, kidnapping and armed robbery that has been on the rise in the areas.
The Deputy governor, Benson Abounu, who made the announcement on Wednesday said the curfew, which takes effect from Wednesday, would commence effective from 8:00 pm to 6:00 a.m. daily.
He explained that the Council resolved to sustain the ban on the use of motorcycles in the area, otherwise known as the Sankera political axis, pending further review of the security situation in the volatile area, adding that the decision to ban the use of motorcycles in Sankera axis of the state followed heinous attacks on residences in Ukum and Katsina-Ala which resulted in the death of many.
Abounu warned that anybody found violating the order or riding motorcycles, which remain banned in the area, would face dire consequences.
The State Security Council had earlier in December banned motorcycles in Katsina-Ala and Ukum local government areas. The Council also mandated that apart from the revenue-collection points at the head bridge in Katsina-Ala, no other revenue point is allowed within the local government area.
