From Auwal Yusuf, Gusau
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Zamfara state government has imposed a dusk -to-dawn curfew on Jangebe community in Talata Mafara local government area of the state.
Daily Telescope learnt that the curfew was imposed following a violence that erupted shortly after the return of Jangebe schoolgirls to the town on Wednesday.
The Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Sulaiman Tunau Anka, in a statement he signed, said the curfew is with effect from Wednesday March 3.
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Anka added that government had also closed down Jangebe community market indefinitely.
Daily Telescope learnt trouble started after angry parents forcefully gained access into the hall where the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Muazu Magarya was addressing the students and started hurling insults at the dignitaries on the high table.
Security operatives had to fired shots into the air in order to whisk away the speaker and some commissioners from the venue.
The statement reads in part, “Sequel to an unfortunate civil disobedience which took place at Jangebe town after the return of the released school children, the Zamfara state Government has approved the imposition of a dusk-to-dawn curfew at Jangebe town starting from Wednesday, 3/3/2021. This is to prevent any further breach of peace”
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“Similarly, there is strong discovered evidence of Market activities in the town that aid and abet bandits’ activities in the town and neighboring communities. Consequently, all market activities in the town are hereby suspended until further notice”
“The state government is poised to ensure safety of lives and properties of its citizens at all cost. With this announcement, the Zamfara State Police Command is hereby enjoined to ensure total enforcement.”
