Jigawa gov declares 24-hour curfew

Following the violent turnout of the hunger protest in Jigawa State, Governor Umar Namadi imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state. 

The governor announced the curfew and stated that it is effective immediately during a state broadcast on Thursday night. 

But he did say that on Friday, it will be loosened from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. so that Muslims can take part in the congregational prayers for Jumm'at. 

The governor attributed the state government's choice to the thievery that typified the state's #EndBadGovernance demonstration.

“As a result of that, we are introducing a 24-hour curfew in Jigawa State and this curfew will continue up till the time we have reviewed the situation again with the security agencies and we feel it’s time for us to relax,” Namadi stated.

“Today we woke up with a series of protests that is not part of our culture and tradition. We feel that this protest will not be the solution to what people are demanding.

“It is only Allah that can rescue you from that hardship. Therefore protest is not a solution and will not be a solution. We realised how people use young boys to vandalise and steal people’s property.

“This is not part of our culture and tradition. Therefore, we feel as a government, we should not allow this to continue unabated.

“For the sake of Friday prayers tomorrow, we are relaxing the curfew from 12 noon to 2:30 pm to allow people to go to the mosque and pray for the state and nation. After 2:30 pm, the curfew will continue and we pray that people will obey this curfew and ensure that they stay at home.”

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