Protest: Again, Kano Relaxes Curfew For Six Hours

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state since Thursday after a nationwide protest turned violent.

It was reported that the nationwide protest turned violent in Kano on Thursday with hoodlums looting and vandalising public and private properties running into billions of naira.

The state police command on Friday confirmed the arrest of 320 suspects and the recovery of stolen items.

The state government similarly on Friday relaxed the curfew from 12.00 to 5.00 PM for Muslims to observe the Friday congregational prayer.

On Saturday night, the state commissioner for information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, in a broadcast announced that the curfew has been relaxed from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm from Sunday.

Dantiye said that the Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf who gave the approval noted that if the situation improved the curfew will still be relaxed further.

”The governor sincerely sympathise with those that lost valuables and loved ones in the peaceful protest hijacked by hoodlums which has left a sad situation with those families,” Dantiye said.