The Police in Bayelsa state have imposed three-day dusk to dawn curfew after angry All Progressive Congress (APC) protesters destroyed properties following the Supreme Court ruling which sacked the party’s elected candidate, David Lyon, and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo.

According to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Uche Anozia, who made the announcement on Friday, the curfew will last between 8pm – 6am.

Some Angry group occupied major streets and the Government House on Friday morning, armed with APC flags and bearing placards, protesting the ruling of the apex court.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Yenagoa was also not spared as the angry protesters attacked the building destroying properties.

They also stormed the private residence of the former governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, destroying properties belonging to the family of Mr Dickson.

The protesting members also called for a review of the Supreme court judgement which sacked David Lyon as Bayelsa State governor-elect.

The attacks follow the issuance of Certificate of Return to Senator Douye Diri of the PDP by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, on Friday.

INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu told journalists during a briefing in Abuja that Diri was declared the winner of the November 2019 election after top INEC officials met to review the results of the election, without the votes of the APC which have been voided by the court.

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A midnight fire, on Friday, gutted a two-storey Post-Graduate Hostel in Campus Three of the Delta State University, Abraka in Ethiope East Council Area of the state.

It was learnt that the fire started about 1:04 am, destroying about 10 rooms before help arrived.

But there was no casualty recorded in the inferno.

It was gathered that the parts of the hostel destroyed were on the first and second floors.

Details of the cause of the fire incident were sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

When contacted, the DELSU  Public Relations Officer, Mr Eddy Agbure, confirmed the incident.

“Yes, it true. It is colossal damage,” he added.

Justice M.G. Umar, of the Federal High Court Benin, on Friday, threatened to revoke the bail granted to Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, State Chairman of the PDP, Dan Orbih and three others, if they delayed the trial.

Ize-Iyamu and others were arraigned on an eight-count charge of conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N700 million.

Justice Umar who threatened to revoke the bail condition, adjourned until  March 2, for hearing.

The judge maintained that he would not tolerate any form of delays in the suit.

The offence runs contrary to section 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended and is punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.

The EFCC alleged that the defendants received the sum of N700 Million prior to the 2015 general elections, from former Minister of Petroleum, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Other defendants in the case are former Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Imasuen, a former member representing Esan South-East and Esan North-East federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Tony Azigbemi, and one Efe Erimuoghae Anthony.

Justice Umar issued the threat after listening to arguments of defendants seeking a six months adjournment, due to ill health of Anthony.

Anthony had asked the court to give him until June, to stand for trial.

Lead Counsel to the first defendant, Mr Kingsley Obamojie, Second defendant’s counsel, Prof Osas Izebhiuwa and that of the third and fourth defendants, Mr Paschal Ogbome, pleaded with the court to grant Anthony’s application.

Ugbome urged the court to be fair to all parties and pointed out that, whereas it was inevitable for humans to be indispensable, they had actually striven very hard to ensure that the hearing commenced in earnest.

But the Prosecution Counsel, L.P. Aso, submitted that the defendants were unreasonable in their application for six months adjournment.

”The language of the application is an attempt to frustrate the prosecution through unwarranted delays,” he argued.

The EFCC had said the accused were alleged to have made a cash payment of N60,650,000 to one Henry Tenebe of Estako West Local Government Area and N61,647,000 to one Momoh Ojo of Akoko-Ed, without going through a financial institution.

In count five, six and seven, they were alleged to have made a cash payment of N83,473,000, N125,993,000 and N105,000,000 to Deacon Ezekiel Egharevba, Thomas Aroko and Scott Osagiede without going through a financial institution.