{"id":27837,"date":"2026-02-20T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=27837"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:02:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:02:59","slug":"true-wike-announced-movement-restrictions-from-8-pm-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/true-wike-announced-movement-restrictions-from-8-pm-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUE! Wike announced movement restrictions from 8 pm on Friday\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CLAIM: A viral WhatsApp message claims Wike announced total movement restriction across the FCT from 8 pm on Friday, ahead of the area council election. A similar claim was shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=122163894020926703&amp;set=a.122119100750926703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FINDINGS<\/strong>: The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtimesng.com\/news\/more-news\/857805-fct-councils-election-police-restrict-movement-in-abuja.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that a curfew will be in effect from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on election day (Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026). However, in the early hours of Friday, a message went viral on WhatsApp claiming that the curfew would begin at 8:00 PM that night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We discovered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, while declaring Friday a public holiday for workers, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNationNews\/status\/2024785358387400977?s=20\">announced a longer curfew<\/a> commencing from 8:00 PM on Friday. So while the police declared a&nbsp; 12-hour curfew (6:00 AM to 6:00 PM) on Saturday, Wike also announced another curfew, commencing at 8:00 PM on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, lasting until 6:00 PM on Saturday, Feb.&nbsp; 21, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#09ae71\"><strong>VERDICT: TRUE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOURCES:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FCT_PoliceNG\/status\/2024710147298222403?s=20%5C\">FCT Police<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNationNews\/status\/2024785358387400977?s=20\">The Nation<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/saharareporters.com\/2026\/02\/19\/fct-elections-minister-wike-declares-friday-holiday-announces-restrictions-movement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sahara Reporters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DATE:<\/strong> 20\/02\/2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLAIM: A viral WhatsApp message claims Wike announced total movement restriction across the FCT from 8 pm on Friday, ahead of the area council election. A similar claim was shared on Facebook. FINDINGS: The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, announced that a curfew will be in effect from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on election day (Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026). However, in the early hours of Friday, a message went viral on WhatsApp claiming that the curfew would begin at 8:00 PM that night.&nbsp; We discovered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, while declaring Friday a public holiday for workers, announced a longer curfew commencing from 8:00 PM on Friday. So while the police declared a&nbsp; 12-hour curfew (6:00 AM to 6:00 PM) on Saturday, Wike also announced another curfew, commencing at 8:00 PM on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, lasting until 6:00 PM on Saturday, Feb.&nbsp; 21, 2026. VERDICT: TRUE SOURCES: FCT Police, The Nation &amp; Sahara Reporters. 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