Soludo declares curfew in 8 LGAs, bans motorcycles, keke, shuttle buses from operating on Mondays

From Ifeoma Ejiofor


The Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo has declared curfew in eight local government areas of the state.

Gov Soludo stated this in special broadcast monitored by our correspondent.

He also banned motorcycles, tricycles and shuttle buses from operating on Mondays in the affected council areas.

According to him: “With effect from Friday, 26th May, 2022, a 6pm to 6am curfew is hereby placed on motorcycles (okada), tricycles (keke), and shuttle buses in Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Ogbaru, Orumba North and Orumba South Local Governments until further notice.

“Until further notice also, motorcycles, keke and shuttle buses are banned from operating in these local governments on Mondays until the Sit-at-Home completely stops.”

The governor enjoined the youths of every community in the zone to assist the security agencies in the implementation of the policy even as he mandated them to seize any such motorcycle or tricycle on the spot.

“Local Vigilante should report such motorcycles or tricycles (keke) immediately, and they will be confiscated by government and the owner prosecuted. The Okada, Keke, and shuttle bus union leaders must take responsibility to report their members who are involved in criminal activities. We shall review this after two weeks, and if members of these unions continue to be involved in criminal activities, the government will have no choice but to either disband the unions and/or ban them out rightly in the state.” He declared.

Gov Soludo stressed that no part of the state whether house, bush or forest shall be used as camps for criminals masquerading as nationalist agigators noting that anyone with a gun in a camp is considered a criminal and that the government and people will work with security agencies to flush them out.

“The State Government shall pursuant to its powers under the Land Use Act revoke and acquire any land found to be harboring these criminals, for public purpose. Henceforth, every community is required to provide information on any part of their land occupied by these criminals as camps. If the community fails to do so, the government will take over such land.” He asserted.