{"id":1902,"date":"2021-11-23T15:28:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=1902"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:28:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T15:28:08","slug":"insecurity-chairman-imposes-curfew-on-commercial-motorcyclists-in-okene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/insecurity-chairman-imposes-curfew-on-commercial-motorcyclists-in-okene\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Chairman Imposes Curfew on Commercial Motorcyclists in Okene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">..\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1237\" src=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lokoja-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;\">As part of efforts to tackle insecurity, the Chairman of Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, Engr. 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