By Fadhlillah Abdallah
Sokoto government has lifted the curfew imposed on the state following the killing of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, Deborah Samuel.
This is contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Isah Bajini Galadanci and made available to newsmen on Friday.
I the statement, the state governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal acted on the powers conferred on him by the constitution, the Public Order Act and Sokoto State Peace Preservation Law.
“Acting on enabling powers under section 176 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, section 1, 2 and 4 of the Public Order Act and section 15 of Sokoto State Peace Preservation Law, the Governor of Sokoto State, Rt Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR, Mutawallen Sokoto has after due consultations, lifted the curfew imposed on Sokoto metropolis with immediate effect,” the statement reads.
The governor called on the people of the state to continue to be law abiding and remain peaceful.
“The Governor has urged the general public to be law abiding and remain peaceful at all times stressing the need for peaceful co-existence amongst the people in the State. He reiterated the need for peace as the necessary foundation for any meaningful development.”
Tambuwal also announced the ban on protests and processions in the state.
“The government has, however, banned all forms of processions in the state until further notice.”
The governor thanked the people in the state for their understanding in complying with the curfew.
