The Akwa Ibom State government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Ibeno community following the violent clash between Yoruba residents and natives of Ibeno.
At least 10 people have so far been confirmed dead and several others missing, while properties worth several millions of naira were reportedly destroyed in the clash.
The curfew, according to a press release by the Ibeno Local Government chairman, Chief Henry Mkpa, restricts both individual and vehicular movements in the riverside community from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
A statement signed on behalf of the council chairman by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Melford Asuquo, and made available to newsmen in Uyo, the state capital on Thursday, April 21, warned that anyone apprehended during the curfew period would be prosecuted.
