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24 hour Curfew decleared in Sokoto Metropolis by Governor Aminu Waziri

24 hour Curfew decleared in Sokoto Metropolis by Governor Aminu Waziri

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24 hour Curfew decleared in Sokoto Metropolis by Governor Aminu Waziri

 

NewsReport gathered that Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State declared a 24-hour curfew in Sokoto metropolis after protests had rocked the city yesterday.

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According to a post on the verified Facebook page of the Sokoto State governor, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the governor, Muhammad Bello, said the decision was “in pursuance of peace and order in Sokoto metropolis and the entire state.”

Leadership earlier reported how palpable fear enveloped Sokoto metropolis on Saturday as protesters in their hundreds trooped into the streets to express their displeasure over the detention of two suspects arrested by the police over the killing of Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level Home Economics student at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy.

Major streets such as Ahmadu Bello Way, Kano Road, where banks are located, and Emir Yahaya Road, in the early hours of the day, were deserted with business places and shops closed.

However, attempts by the protesters to attack the palace of the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, were resisted by security men on the ground.

The grouse of the protesters, Leadership gathered, was Sultan Abubakar’s condemnation of the dastard killing of the late Deborah Yakubu.

Unperturbed by the presence of security personnel in some strategic areas within the state capital, the protesters in their large numbers stormed the Ahmadu Bello Way church line, where Catholic, Anglican, Baptist, ECWA, and C & S churches are located.

Attempts by the protesters to set the St. Mary Catholic Church ablaze were also resisted by armed security personnel drafted to the area, who fired several cannisters of teargas to disperse the irate protesters.

The protesters, however, succeeded in burning down a car around St. Mary Catholic Church.

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