Native doctors and traditional medicine practitioners in Ebonyi State, have been given a seven-day ultimatum to register with government agencies or face arrest and prosecution.
The State Governor, Dave Umahi, gave the order on Thursday after a security meeting at the Government House in Abakaliki, the state capital.
“All Native Doctors and Traditional Medicine Dealers in the state shall register with the Commissioner of Police, Commissioner for Health and Commissioner for Internal Security and Border Peace, within 7 days as part of security measures in the state,” he said.
“On recent Killings in the state, it was directed that Security agencies must do everything possible to bring perpetrators to justice, and must deepen collaborations and professionalism to fight the ravages of insecurity in the state.”
Umahi also directed the security forces to bring those responsible for the deaths of a police officer and two soldiers to justice within 72 hours.
As part of measures to tackle insecurity in the state, the governor imposed a 10-hour curfew on the state’s entry and exit points, from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., including wake-keeps, clubbing and social gatherings with defaulters facing a N1 million fine.
