Residents defy curfew imposed by Kano Govt, pour into streets
The residents of Kano State have defied the dawn-to-dusk curfew imposed on the metropolis over fears of reactions to the governorship ection in the state.
The curfew was imposed by the state government to forestall a breakdown of law and order, following tensions generated from the collation of results of the governorship and state Assembly elections.
The state Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba, made the announcement in a statement issued Monday morning.
He said the decision was to prevent hoodlums from to causing chaos in the already made the situation tense.
The commissioner called on people in the state to remain indoors as security agents would not spare anyone or group bent on causing trouble.