ARMY BEGINS WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM ABIA
The Nigerian Army has started gradual withdrawal of troops
from checkpoints in Aba, Abia State.
The News Agency of Nigeria has said some of the checkpoints
have been dismantled on Monday.
Why it matters:
- There
have been calls that President Muhammadu Buhari should withdraw troops
from the South-East.
- The
ongoing Operation Python Dance in the region had been declared as
inappropriate and unsconstitutional by Senate President, Bukola Saraki and
human rights lawyer, Femi Falana.
- The
governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu had declared curfew after a clash
between soldiers and members of IPOB.
The report:
The five military checkpoints mounted on the busy Enugu-Port
Harcourt Expressway had been reduced to three.
Emeka Chukwuma, a tricycle operator and resident of the
city, told NAN that the checkpoints were causing traffic gridlock.
Markets have re-opened after the five-day dusk to dawn
curfew imposed on the city by the governor.
