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BREAKING: Kano Govt Declares 24-Hour Curfew Following Tribunal Verdict

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1 year ago

Sep 20, 2023.

Eko Hot Blog reports that a 24-hour curfew has been declared in Kano State following the judgment of the election petitions tribunal sacking the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.

Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Usaini Gumel, in a statement he personally signed, said a combined team of security operatives have been dispatched across the city to enforce the curfew.

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“In view of the Constitutional mandate of the Nigeria Police Force alongside the relevant Internal Security and Law Enforcement Agencies to preserve law and order in the State, the Kano State Police Command have mapped out strategies on that direction and call on the good people of the State to give the necessary confidence and supports.

Violators will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf

“Finally, I wish to appreciate all the peace-loving People of the State and urge them to remain law abiding as it’s in the best interest of all that we come together to maintain law and order in the State,” he said.

According to Daily Trust, there is widespread apprehension in the state following the judgment that declared Nasir Yusuf Gawuna of the APC as the winner of the elections.

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Residents were seen scampering and running to close their shops and business places for fear of attacks by hoodlums.

It would be recalled that the state witnessed several looting, vandalisation and arson in March after Governor Yusuf was declared as the winner of the elections.

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