From Elohor Igbru, Abuja
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state.
This was after a wave of violent protests for the release of the arrested suspects in the gruesome murder of a Christian student for alleged blasphemy.
The governor in a statement said: “Following the sad incident that happened at the Shehu Shagari College of Education on Thursday and sequel to the developments within (Sokoto) metropolis this morning till afternoon, by the powers conferred on me by sections 176(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and section 1 and 4 of the Public Order Act; and, also Section 15 of Sokoto State Peace Preservation Law, I hereby declare, with immediate effect, a curfew within (Sokoto) metropolis of Sokoto township for the next 24 hours.
“I appeal to the good people of Sokoto state to kindly continue to observe law and order and calm down (on the) restiveness currently pervading in the metropolis.
“Everyone should, please, in the interest of peace go back home and observe these measures, with a view of the reestablishment of peace, law and order in the state.
“It is not in the interest of anyone for us to have a breakdown of law and order. I, therefore, appeal for restraint; and, for people to observe and respect the rule of law.”
InfactNG had reported that some placard-carrying Muslim youths had protested in Sokoto on Saturday morning demanding the release of two suspects arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of Deborah Yakubu, a 200-level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto.
Yakubu was burnt to death for alleged blasphemy of Prophet Muhammed.
