Jigawa State Government has on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew following the escalation of violence on the first day of the nationwide protest in the country.
The state governor, Umar Namadi, who announced the curfew in a state broadcast, described the development in the state as unfortunate.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, however, approved that the curfew be relaxed on Friday for two and a half hours to enable worshippers to attend the Juma’a prayer in the mosque.
Governor Namadi noted that the government will not condone the situation in which the peaceful demonstration is characterised by destruction and looting of government and public property.
He said together with security agencies, the state government will continue to study the situation and take appropriate action to safeguard the lives and property of the people against miscreants and hoodlums across the state.