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Protests: Gov. Yusuf lifts curfew on Kano

Aminu Imam
Gov. Yusuf lifts curfew

As normalcy gradually returns to Kano following the conclusion of the #EndBadGovernance protests, the State Government has lifted the curfew it imposed on the city. In a statement on the Facebook page of the State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, yesterday, his media aide, Salisu Yahya Hotoro, announced that the State Government is convinced that peace has returned to the city, necessitating the need to lift the curfew. The statement declared: “The 24 hours curfew slammed on Kano, has been effectively lifted, as peace has completely returned to the city”. Recall…

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Kaduna: Govt. imposes 24-hr curfew in 2 rioting communities

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Kaduna curfew

Kaduna State Security Council, led by the State Governor, Uba Sani, has immediately imposed a 24-hour curfew on the metropolitan cities of Kaduna and Zaria and their environs. This decision followed a review of the security situation in the state, which revealed that the ongoing protests have been hijacked by criminal elements engaging in looting and the destruction of private and public property. In an issued statement yesterday, the overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, advised citizens to remain indoors while security forces work to maintain…

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Hardship Protest: Kano, Yobe govts. relax curfews

Aminu Imam

Yobe and Kano State governments have relaxed the twenty-four-hour curfew imposed on several towns. Recall that the State governments have imposed curfews after the ongoing protests against economic hardship were hijacked by hoodlums who resulted in looting and destructing properties. In a broadcast yesterday, Kano State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Malam Baba Dantiye, said curfew in the state is now from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. He said that the curfew was adjusted to restore normalcy in the State. The State government had earlier imposed a 24-hour curfew across…

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Plateau Killings: Gov. re-imposes 24-hour curfew in Mangu LGA

Aminu Imam

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the Mangu local government area of the State. The Governor stated this yesterday in an issued statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere. It was learnt that the 24-hour curfew followed recent attacks by gunmen in the council area which led to the loss of lives and properties. This latest curfew imposed is the second in less than one month. According to reports, gunmen killed nine persons and burnt down six houses in Sabon-Gari…

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Kaduna bans religious protests, as Gov. Tambuwal declares 24-hour curfew in Sokoto metropolis

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State Government has banned any form of religious protest, just as it warned that any violator will be prosecuted. This warning was handed down by the State’s Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in an issued statement yesterday. According to him, the prohibition becomes imperative in view of moves by some unpatriotic elements to organize a series of for-and-against protests related to a security development in one of the Northern Nigerian States. “The Kaduna State Government, in consultation with security agencies under the umbrella…

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Alleged Blasphemy Killing: Gov. Tambuwal declares 24-hour curfew in Sokoto metropolis

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Governor Aminu Tambuwal, of Sokoto State, has declared a 24-hour curfew within the metropolis to forestall civil unrest over the death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education. Recall that Deborah was killed on Thursday, May 12, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad, (SAW), the prophet of Islam. According to the governor, the curfew has become necessary as the only option left for the government to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the State. “Following the sad incident that happened at…

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Zamfara imposes curfew in entire State

Aminu Imam

…Police confirm 73 students abducted Zamfara State Government has imposed a curfew on the entire State. The State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Ayuba Elkana, announced this during the Police Headquarter’s during a press briefing in Gusau, the State capital. According to him, there shall be no movement from 6 pm to 6 am on the 13 LGAs and 8 pm to 6 am in the State capital, adding that all schools are to be shut down with immediate effect. The Commissioner of Police explained that the measures were to tackles…

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Plateau: State govt. re-imposes 24-hr curfew on Jos-North

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Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, has reinstated the 24-hour curfew earlier relaxed in Jos North Local Government Area of the State. The governor’s decision comes after the growing tensions arising from the attack on Yelwa-Zangam village of the Jos-North local government area, where over 30 people were killed and properties destroyed. Recall that the gunmen stormed the community around 10 pm on Tuesday night and killed the victims while several others who sustained injuries during the attack have been rushed to the Bingham University Teaching Hospital in Jos, the State…

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Gombe: State Govt. imposes 24-hour curfew on some communities in Balanga LGA

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Umar Kaltungo Following renewed communal violence that erupted between Lunguda and Waja ethnic groups in Balanga Local Government Area, the Gombe State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on some communities, including Nyuwar, Jessu, Heme, Yolde Gelentuku, Sikam, Wala-Lunguda and environs with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, who made the announcement, said the decision followed renewed violence that erupted in the communities earlier today. According to the SSG, the curfew becomes necessary to restore peace and order in the affected areas. He said…

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Curfew: Thousands of travellers stranded at Rivers checkpoints

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Thousands of travellers were on Thursday night held hostage at various checkpoints along the Rivers axis of the East-West road following their failure to beat the curfew imposed by the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The governor on Thursday placed restrictions on movement of persons and vehicles in the 23 local government areas from 10pm to 6am, in order to check security breaches that led to the killings of security operatives by gunmen in the State. But efforts by many residents and visitors to enter the State before 10pm on Thursday…

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