The Katsina state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma LGA...
File photo of police officersIn a statement on Friday, Abdullahi Garba-Faskar, secretary to the state government, said Faruq Jobe, the acting governor, has also banned unusual gatherings and all types of protests across the state.
“The acting governor had earlier received a group of civil society organizations who were on a peaceful demonstration at the government house and pledged to deliver their messages to the appropriate authority,” the statement reads.“However, later government received reports that some miscreants had hijacked the protest and unleashed their ulterior motives of shop breaking, looting and vandalisation of public and private properties.
He urged residents to remain peaceful, adding that security agencies have been directed to arrest any individual or groups of persons violating the orders.Meanwhile, the state police command has arrested 50 suspected hoodlums “for vandalising public properties” during the protest.
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