A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Dutsinma Local Government Area by the Katsina State Government.
According to a statement issued on Thursday in Katsina by Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, the secretary to the state government, the decision was made to address the current security situation in the area.
According to him, the government under the acting governor, Malam Faruq Jobe, has also banned unusual gatherings and all types of protests across the state.
He explained further that the decision followed an emergency State Security Council meeting convened on the report of breakdown of law and order in some parts of the state as a result of the nationwide protest.
“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.
“However, later government received reports that some miscreants had hijacked the protest and unleashed their ulterior motives of shopbreaking, looting, and vandalisation of public and private properties.
“Therefore, the government found it necessary to impose these measures to safeguard people’s lives and properties in the state,” he said.
According to him, people are therefore warned to remain calm and law-abiding, as the security agencies have been directed to arrest any individual or group of persons for violating the orders.
He said that the acting governor has appealed to the people in the state to continue with their legitimate activities within the free movement period.
Kastina becomes the fourth state to declare a curfew since the start of the protest. Other states which imposed
