By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, has lifted the curfew imposed on Sokoto metropolis with immediate effect.
The Governor also added that all processions in the state have been prohibited till further notice.
These were contained in a press statement issued by the state Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Isah Bajini Galadanci on Friday, May 20, 2022.
The statement disclosed that Governor Tambiwal also urged the people of the State to be peaceful and law-abiding, whole thanking them for complying with the curfew.
The statement read: “Acting on enabling powers under section 176 (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, section 1, 2 and 4 of the Public Order Act and section 15 of Sokoto State Peace Preservation Law, the Governor of Sokoto State, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, CFR, Mutawallen Sokoto has after due consultations, lifted the curfew imposed on Sokoto metropolis with immediate effect
“The Governor has urged the general public to be law abiding and remain peaceful at all times stressing the need for peaceful co-existence amongst the people in the State. He reiterated the need for peace as the necessary foundation for any meaningful development
“The Government has, however, banned all forms of processions in the State until further notice
“Governor Aminu Tambuwal thanked people in the State for their understanding in complying with the curfew.”