A dust to dawn curfew has been imposed on Ute-Okpu community in Ika North East local government area of Delta State to forestall the breakdown of law and order over allegations of sudden deaths.
They also
allegedly claimed that failure of the monarch and other leaders of the
community to appease the gods were responsible for the deaths.
Some of the
youths have consequently embarked on wanton and malicious destruction of
property belonging to government institutions and the royal palace over the
superstitious belief that the sudden deaths in their community are not as a
result of yellow fever.
Our
correspondent learnt the Local Government Council area Chairman, Victor Ebonka,
with the approval of the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, declared
curfew over the area, particularly Ute-Okpu community, following the continued
unruly behaviour of some of the youths.
Ute-Okpu
kingdom is one of the areas where there have been reports of scores of sudden
deaths which have been confirmed to be due to yellow fever outbreak.
It was learnt
the angry youths have also rejected all entreaties, explanations and advocacies
by health caregivers sent to Community to explain that the cause of death is
scientific not as result of offending the gods or evils spirits in order to
calm them down.
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