Looting: Adamawa gov relaxes curfew by 12hrs

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on the state by 12 hours.

This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, on Monday, July 31, 2023.

Fintiri said the curfew was relaxed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. after meetings with security chiefs in the state.

The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Kaletapwa Farauta, urged parents to send their wards to school just as he also enjoined business owners to go about their daily activities, saying the government would not fold its arms and allow miscreants to disrupt public peace.

He warned hoodlums and the people of Adamawa State to abide by the curfew and remain courteous and cooperative if approached and questioned by security operatives.

Governor Fintiri declared a 24-hour curfew on the state on Sunday, following wide scale looting and attacks on citizens by some hoodlums.

He said the hoodlums, complaining of hunger and high cost of foodstuff following the recent increase in price of fuel, ransacked government-owned and private food storages and warehouses, carting away anything in sight in anger.

The governor said the situation had assumed a dangerous dimension in Yola, noting that the protesters attacked people with machetes and broke into business premises and homes stealing goods and property.

“With the curfew imposed, there will be no movement throughout the state. Only those on essential duties with valid identification would be permitted to move around during the period of the curfew,” Fintiri had said.

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