SAN FRANCISCO, January 04, (THEWILL) – The Kaduna State Security Council has relaxed the 24-hour curfew declared in Jema’a and Zangon-Kataf local government areas of the state with immediate effect.
According to a statement from the state Security Council, signed by the Special Assistant to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Publicity, Samuel Aruwan, the 24-hour curfew remains in effect in Kaura local government.
Aruwan stated that the curfew in Jema’a and Zangon Kataf local government areas is now for 12 hours daily, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.madding that improvements in the security situation in Jema’a and Zangon Kataf LGAs informed the decision to relax the curfew.
The statement noted that the council was keeping the situation in a Kaura local government under review but medical and health personnel carrying out essential services are exempted from the curfew which was imposed in December 2016.
“The decision to relax the curfew in the Jema’a and Zangon Kataf LGAs and its continuation in Kaura LGA was unanimously taken after deliberation and review of security situation in the three local government areas and the entire state,” the statement read.
“The Kaduna State Security Council is chaired by Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. Its members include the Deputy Governor, Arc. Barnabas Yusuf Bala, Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Agyole Abeh, Director DSS, Mohammed Tijjani Wakili, Brig. Gen. I. Isa, Garrison Commander, 1 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army, Rear Admiral TT Dakwat, Commandant Nigerian Navy School of Armament, Kachia and AVM Bello Garba, Base Commander, Nigerian Air Force, Kaduna.
“Security agencies have also been empowered to arrest individuals and groups found violating the curfew. The Security Council urges security operatives to ensure enforcement using best practices.”
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