Curfew relaxed in parts of Gombe

Gombe State Government has relaxed the 12 midnight to 6 a.m. daily curfew in some areas of the metropolis.

Secretary to the State Government, James Pisagih, disclosed this in a statement, on Friday in Gombe.

The curfew was imposed following a break out of violence in the state capital during the burial of nine members of the Boys and Girls Brigade who were killed following a dispute between members of the brigade and a security operative while on a procession to mark Easter.

Earlier, a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. following “a report by security agencies of the activity of some hoodlums who were harassing and intimidating innocent citizens as well as destroying properties’’.

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According to Pisagih, security reports indicated that relative peace has been recorded in most parts of the state metropolis that were hitherto under dusk to dawn curfew.

He said normalcy had however not been completely achieved in some parts of Gombe-Biu bypass, Bagadaza and Nayinawa areas of the state.

“Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo has directed for the review of the curfew in Gombe from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. daily.

“The curfew at Nayinawa and Bagadaza areas will remain from 6 p.m. to 6.a.m. daily,” he added. Pisagih urged security agencies to ensure strict compliance and to put more surveillance in flashpoint.

A dusk to dawn curfew was imposed on the state capital following the killing of some worshippers during Easter festivities.

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