BAYELSA GOVT IMPOSES CURFEW ON BISENI COMMUNITY . (PHOTO).
Bayelsa Govt Imposes Curfew On Biseni Community Following the breakdown of law and order in the Biseni community in Yenagoa Local Government Area, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has placed the community under a 24-hour curfew. The statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Daniel Alabrah indicates that the directive is with immediate effect. Governor Diri gave the order after receiving briefings from security commanders on the state of security in the community, where some unscrupulous elements had barricaded roads into and within the town making bonfires. The Bayelsa state governor also directed security operatives to ensure that law and order, peace and security was restored in the community. The statement further advises members of the community to remain law-abiding as the government will continue to take measures to guarantee the safety of lives and property in Biseni.
Uganda's opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye remanded to a maximun security prison in Kampala city today wednesday after being charged for treason and will return to court June 1st.Besigye briefly appeared organized protests against President Yoweri Museveni.Treason has a maximum penalty of death upon conviction.Besigye will return to court on June 1.Besigye came second in presidential elections held in February,but rejected the official results as fraudulent and called for an international audit of the results,one of the reasons cited for charging him with treason.
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