Crisis has hit Orlu local government area of Imo state as soldiers allegedly went on the rampage, killing civilians in revenge of their slain colleagues.
There were reports that a group, Eastern Security Network (ESN), said to be an offshoot of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), set up by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, had taken on the military men and killed a few.
The bloody confrontation had degenerated into greater confusion leading to shutting down of shops and market places.
The State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, in a swift riposte, to the bloody confrontation and the riding death toll, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Orlu LGA and neighbouring communities including Nkwerre, Ideato-south, Ideato-north, Njaba and Isu.
The Governor has ordered immediate deployment of military men in the trouble areas to arrest the situation.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Print Media, Modestus Nwamkpa, “the Governor has deployed security agencies for a 24-hour patrol to control the situation.
“He has therefore warned that any individual or group of individuals caught fueling crisis will be arrested by the military.
“So, residents in these areas are advised to obey the dusk to dawn curfew as imposed by the state Governor or have themselves to blame if caught.
:This implies residents are not expected to walk around 6pm to 6am.”
It was learnt that the cause of the crisis was the faceoff between a group, Eastern Security Network (ESN)
and the military which led to several loss of lives. (Additional information from 247Ureporters)
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