Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has reviewed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Monday when the #EndSARS protest turned violent in the state.
The governor disclosed this, Thursday, during a meeting with the civil society group aimed at finding a lasting solution to the #EndSARS protest in the state.
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“Following this meeting, we will step down the 24 hours curfew to allow people to go out for their daily bread.
“The curfew is now from 4 pm to 6 am, and we will watch it for two days and consider further review if the protest is peaceful,” he said.
He said the demands of the youths were legitimate but that what the government was worried about was the level of criminality by hoodlums.
He said but for the youths, he would not have come back as governor for a second time, adding that despite the intimidations, they still voted for him and that he will never forget or abandon them.
“Our position as government is that we are in support of EndSARS because your demands are legitimate,” he said.
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