From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
The Kano State Government has further relaxes the dusk-to-dawn curfew it earlier imposed on the state, following the violence that marred the nationwide hunger protest in the state.
The curfew has now been relaxed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily pending when security situation improves.
The state Commissioner of Police, Salman Dogo announced this on Tuesday after the State Security Council meeting, presided over by Govenor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the government house.
He said that the curfew was adjusted to restore normalcy in the state.
Dogo said that Governor 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 deployed in and outside the metropolis as peace gradually restored in the state .
He explained that the security agencies would be visible in the metropolis to ensure law and order in the state .
Dogo urged the residents in the state to return to their various homes by 6 p.m, assuring them that the curfew would be reviewed “as the security situation improves”.
He said that the governor also appealed to the residents in the state to continue to pray for peace, progress and political stability in the state.
