The Liberian government has announced a statewide curfew after gunmen attacked the armoury at the Wilberforce barracks in the early hours of Sunday.
Assailants were repulsed by the country’s security forces, according to an official statement issued by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education.
“The public is assured that the government and our state security forces are in control,” information minister Chernor Bah said in the statement.
“To enable the security forces to continue the process of apprehending the suspects, a nationwide curfew has been declared with immediate effect across the country. We strongly advise citizens to stay indoors,” the statement added.
According to new information, residents were forced to stay indoors when the attackers fired repeated bullets.
After running out of ammunition, the assailants allegedly attacked a police barracks and took additional weapons from police officials.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
