Fintiri said only those on essential duties with valid identification would be permitted to move around during the period of the curfew.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has placed the state on a 24-hour curfew following a breakdown of law and order across the state.
The governor’s order followed the looting of warehouses and homes by some residents for perceived relief items as the removal of fuel subsidy bites hard into incomes.
Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, in a statement on Sunday afternoon said the curfew takes effect immediately.
According to the statement, Fintiri said the curfew followed the dangerous dimension the activities of hoodlums had assumed across the state capital as they attack people and break into private business premises and homes carting away people’s belongings.
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“With the curfew imposed, there will be no movement throughout the state,” he declared.
Fintiri said only those on essential duties with valid identification would be permitted to move around during the period of the curfew.
“The Governor is appealing to citizens and residents of the state to comply with the directive,” he stated, adding that any person found contravening the order would be arrested and made to face the wrath of the law.
