Hardship Protest: Yobe Gov’t Imposes 24-Hour Curfew In 3 LGAs
By Muhammad Maitela, Damaturu
The Yobe state government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Potiskum, Gashua and Nguru following looting by hoodlums during the nationwide protest against bad governance.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to Governor Buni on Security matters, Brig. General Dahiru Abdussallam Rtd.
“The public is hereby advised to abide by the curfew order and stay at home for peace to reign in these areas and the state at large.”
According to the statement, the Security Agencies have been directed to ensure enforcement and full compliance of the curfew order.
Meanwhile, Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has commended the people of the state especially the youth for appreciating the calls against the protest as the state is emerging out of a protracted security challenge.
This was contained in a statement signed by Mamman Mohammed, Gov. Buni’s Director General for Press and Media Affairs and made available to the journalists in Damaturu, the state capital.
He said “l am happy we are working on the same page, we clearly understand our situation, the state is just picking its pieces and we cannot afford to accommodate anything that will draw us backwards.
“The good people of Yobe and especially our vibrant youth have shown great love, concern and patriotism to the state by adhering to calls against joining the protest.”
The governor assured that the state government would expand its policies and programmes to promote economic recovery and growth, and ensure large coverage of beneficiaries.
“We recently launched the massive agricultural empowerment programme to enhance agricultural production, ensure food sufficiency and security in the state.
“As you are aware 20 farmers from each of the 178 political wards are benefitting from the empowerment programme, this is in addition to the employments government offered to our youths in all the political wards.
He assured that government would ensure that Yobe state becomes a role model in both rain-fed and irrigation agriculture.
The governor further assured that, with such understanding, government would continue to execute people-oriented policies and programmes to improve the lives of the people.
