Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri Imposes 24-Hour Curfew In Adamawa State

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the State, following the craze looting rampage going on in the state.

The state has come under a siege by its own citizens attacking and vandalising government properties as hoodlums break into warehouses and cart away with COVID-19 palliatives.

Fintiri in a statewide broadcast announced that a curfew had been imposed in the state as a precaution following the activities of “some misguided elements” who had broken into warehouses and looted COVID-19 palliatives.

It was reported earlier that some looters had attacked a government-owned warehouse at Kwana-Waya, and later broke into Central stores located at Barkin Kogi and further looted food items.

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri further noted that there’s being “reports of people dying in the stampede have been received and we cannot afford to allow anyone to lose his or her life.

“We must also avoid a scenario where the security agents will be blamed if any person loses his/her life while being prevented from looting and destroying Government property.

“In view of the above, I have declared and imposed an indefinite dawn-to-dusk curfew throughout the state, beginning from 3 O’clock, Sunday 25 October 2020.
Movement by all manner of vehicles, except as authorised is hereby prohibited as the curfew comes into effect.”

The governor also attributed the delay in the distribution of the palliatives, which hoodlums and several other angry individuals targeted and looted on the unavailability of rice to complement other consumables.

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