Following extensive looting of shops in the metropolis, the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, has approved a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna, Zaria metropolises, and surrounding areas. This was disclosed by the governor via his official X page on Monday, August 5, 2024.
The directive was adopted after a review by the Kaduna State Security Council under the governor’s leadership.
Meanwhile, here in Lagos, the #EndBadGovernance protesters today converged at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, in continuation of their demonstration despite the nationwide broadcast by President Bola Tinubu.
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Radio Now’s Correspondent Buhari Abubakar, reports that there is tension in Katsina as protestors who milled in hundreds on major streets scuffled with security agents who tried to disperse them using teargas.