Kaduna relaxes curfew, calls for calm
The Kaduna State
government yesterday adjusted the 24-hour curfew that was imposed due
to the post-election violence in many parts of the state. In a
statement signed by the special adviser to the governor on media,
Reuben Buhari, the government said people would be allowed to move from
8am to 4pm on Thursday, noting that the restriction will be suspended
completely as soon as the security situation normalises. While
explaining that the adjustment was made to enable people have access to
food and other needs, the government also advised people to comply with
the directive.
Meanwhile, the
traditional ruler of Kagoro, Ufuwai Bonet, yesterday appealed to the
people of Kaduna State to embrace peace and desist from engaging in
violence and instability which would compromise development.
The ruler spoke
passionately to the people of southern Kaduna after touring the areas
affected by the crisis, saying, “We must embrace peace and our people
should know that we cannot progress without [the] peace and stability
of our state and country at large. Development and growth that we all
are aspiring for cannot be realised without peace and harmony and so I
am begging you to desist from all forms of violence and instability.”
He urged the people to remember the future of the country, saying,
“We should remember our past and as well the present, because we have
no reason to resort to violence.”
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