Zamfara state government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the Jangebe community following violence that erupted shortly after the delivery of the freed Jangebe schoolgirls on Wednesday.
Information Commissioner Sulaiman Anka said the curfew took effect from Wednesday, adding that the government has shut the community market in Jangebe to stop activities that “aid and abet” banditry.
“Sequel to an unfortunate civil disobedience which took place at Jangebe town after the return of the released school children, the Zamfara state government has approved the imposition of a dusk-to-dawn curfew at Jangebe town,”
“This is to prevent any further breach of peace.
“Similarly, there is strong evidence of Market activities in the town that aid and abet bandit activities in the town and neighbouring communities. Consequently, all market activities in the town are hereby suspended until further notice”, Anka added.
It was reported that one person was shot dead and several others injured in the violence that’s followed in the wake of the girls’ return.
After the students regained freedom, the government took them for counselling and rehabilitation.
On Wednesday, they were brought back to the school to reunite with their family members.
Pandemonium broke out after anxious parents disrupted the speech of Nasiru Muazu Magarya, Speaker of the Zamfara House of Assembly, and forcefully took their daughters away.
Speeches were disrupted and after sensing trouble, the speaker and commissioners attending the event quickly left.
Shots were fired by security operatives to disperse the crowd that was waiting outside the school.
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