Curfew Imposed in Bayelsa Community as PDP, APC Supporters Clash

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By Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa

A dusk to dawn curfew has been imposed on Twon-Brass in Bayelsa State following a clash between the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the All Progressives (APC) in the riverine area, which led to the death of at least two persons on Monday.

The bloody encounter, which also saw many suspected thugs from both parties injured, followed the recent disturbances in the Brass Local Government Area (LGA), which were caused by a power tussle between the council Chairman, Victor Isaiah and the only APC member of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Israel Sunny-Igoli.

In the latest incident, a spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide in the area was alleged to be one of those gruesomely cut down by their assailants.

But the state police spokesman, Asinim Butswat, who confirmed the incident,…



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