The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state following the degeneration of the protest against hunger in the country.
The governor declared the curfew at a press conference on Thursday at the Government House.
He said, “After careful consideration, we have come to terms that 24-hour curfew should be put in place to further prevent looting and vandalisation of businesses and killing of innocent citizens.”
He further directs all security agencies in the state to ensure full compliance with the directives to restore peace in the state.
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. ‘Bosun Tijani, had lamented the destruction of a technology hub in Kano, just days before its scheduled launch.
The Digital Innovation Park, designed to support Nigeria’s technical talent accelerator program (3MTT), was reportedly set ablaze and looted during the protests on Thursday.
“Sad to learn that our Digital Innovation Park in Kano slated for launch next week to support our technical talent accelerator (3MTT) has been set ablaze and looted by protesters,” Tijani stated in a post via X on Thursday.
