Gov Kefas relaxes curfew in Taraba community

The Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has relaxed the curfew in Karim town, Karim Lamido local government area of the state by 12 hours.

The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Yusuf Sanda, who confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday, said the curfew would now be in place from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

He said the curfew was relaxed following a meeting between the leaders of the Wurkun and Karinjo communities in the state.

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The governor had earlier convened an emergency meeting with security agencies and critical stakeholders in the two communities in a bid to resolve the crisis.

Several had been killed and properties worth millions of naira had been destroyed in the violence between the communities.

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