The Kano State Government in Northwest Nigeria has further reviewed curfew imposed on the state by 12 hours.
People can now go about their businesses from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nigerian time, pending when security situation improved.
The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Salma Dogo announced this on Tuesday after the State Security Council meeting presided over by Gov Abba Yusuf in government house Kano.
He said that “the curfew was adjusted to restore normalcy in the state.”
Dogo said that “Governor Abba Yusuf of the state after intensive deliberations with members of the state security meeting decided to review the curfew from 6 am to 6 pm.”
He called on residents to cooperate with security personnel deploy in and outside the metropolis as peace is gradually restored in the state .
Dogo explained that the security agencies would be visible in the metropolis to ensure law and order in the state .
He urged the residents to return to their various homes by 6 p.m., assuring them that the curfew would be reviewed “as the security situation improves.”
The Police Commissioner said that the Governor also appealed to the residents to continue to pray for peace, progress and political stability in the state.
The Kano State government had imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state for safety when the Protest turned violent.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
