The Chief Press Secretary to the Acting Governor of Taraba State, Mr. Kefas Sule, said on Monday that a 24-hour curfew had been imposed on Ibi, the headquarters of Ibi Local Government Area, following a fresh outbreak of hostilities in the area.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jalingo that the order was given by the acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar.
NAN reports that Ibi had been under a 12-hour curfew since Sunday when the clash first erupted.
The chief press secretary said the curfew had become necessary following the eruption of fresh clashes in the area on Monday morning.
Sule, however, said that the acting governor had also held discussions with the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, on the developments in Ibi.
He said the IGP had subsequently directed the Assistant Inspector General in Yola, Mallam Mohammed Yabo, to relocate to Ibi to ensure that the situation was immediately brought under control.
