Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has extended, by one week, the the ultimatum given to excapees to return to the Benin and Oko Correctional facilities.
The one week of grace was as a result of the positive response by fleeing inmates to the call by the State Governor for their return after the jail breaks.
Disclosing the outcome of a security meeting between Governor Godwin Obaseki and heads of security agencies in the State, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategies, Crusoe Osagie, said the ultimatum ends Friday 30th October 2020.
Osagie added that the new window was to allow for more inmates to return to the correctional facilities.
He disclosed that with the improving security situation in the State, the Government has reviewed the curfew from 6pm to 6am daily beginning Saturday 24th October 2020.
While appreciating Edo people for adhering to Government’s directives, Osagie reiterated Government’s commitment to the security of lives and property and resolved to continue to work with the agencies to ensure peace and normalcy is fully restored in the State.
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