Kaduna Govt. imposes 24-hour curfew on Kaduna

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State

What happened? Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna town and environs with immediate effect.

The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan stated this on Sunday in Kaduna.

The government said it received and assessed reports of panic in Kujama, followed by Sabon Tasha and a few other places around Kaduna, saying that reports of the panic triggered a  considerable sense of anxiety as rumours compounded a fraught situation following the violent clashes that occurred in Kasuwan Magani on Thursday.

“The Kaduna State Government has acted to prevent this sense of panic from spreading or triggering any threat to law and order. Therefore, the state government has declared a curfew in Kaduna metropolis and its environs to manage the situation.

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“Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced the curfew in a live statement broadcast on the Kaduna State Media Corporation (KSMC). In the statement, the governor appealed to all residents to do their best to uphold peace.

“The governor said that security agencies are taking necessary action to reassure our communities,  restore calm and uphold law and order. The Kaduna State Security Council will meet to review the situation on Monday, 22 October 2018. Further updates will be issued accordingly.

“The Kaduna State Government calls on all residents of the state to uphold harmony in their communities, respect the law and cooperate with security agencies to keep the peace,” the statement said.

 

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