The Kano Government has imposed a compulsory curfew to avert possible breakdown of law and order as a result of possible wild jubilation by members of the opposition Nigeria Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) over the victory of their candidate in the just-concluded governorship election in Kano State, the State government has imposed a dawn to dusk curfew.
According to reports gathered, The Kano government insisted on imposing the dawn to dusk curfew to control the wild jubilation, tensions generated during the collation of election results of the governorship and State Assembly elections in the last 17 hours.
The State’s Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, made the announcement in a statement issued Monday morning.
He said the decision was to prevent hoodlums from to causing chaos in the already tensed situation.
The commissioner called on people in the state to remain indoors as security agents would not spare anyone or group bent on causing trouble.
However, the imposition of dawn to dusk curfew by the State government have not stopped residents trooping out to the streets to celebrate NNPP governorship candidate’s victory.