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Nigerian oil state Rivers put under lockdown due to protests - governor

Published 21/10/2020, 17:41
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YENAGOA, Nigeria Oct 21 (Reuters) - Parts of Nigeria's
Rivers state, the hub of the Niger Delta oil producing region,
will enter an indefinite, round-the-clock curfew beginning on
Wednesday evening, the governor said.
Governor Nyesom Wike said he decided to institute a curfew
after police stations, court buildings and a market were
attacked earlier in the day.
"We cannot watch helplessly and allow trouble-makers to take
the laws into their hands and use the current situation to
create a state of panic and insecurity," Wike said.
Parts of Port Harcourt, the entry point for oil company
workers, and the town of Oyigbo, 30 kilometers outside the port
city, will enter an indefinite curfew, effectively a lockdown,
from 6.30 p.m. local time (1730 GMT) on Wednesday.
There have been near-daily protests over police brutality
across Nigeria, Africa's largest oil exporter, for nearly two
weeks. On Tuesday, Lagos state entered an indefinite 24-hour
lockdown, and soldiers shot at protesters Tuesday evening.

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