The Sokoto State Police Command has imposed curfew on Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State between 6am and 6pm until further notice.
The curfew was imposed following a rampage by youths in Sabon Birni town over the killing of the District Head of Gatawa, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa by bandits.
The district head, who was kidnapped alongside his son while returning from Sokoto, the state capital, 26 days ago was killed and buried by his abductors.
The youths in their hundreds flooded some major roads in the area are demanding investigation into the matter, saying those responsible for the killing should not go unpunished.
They set bonfires; they torched the local government Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a courtroom and also broke into the local government store and destroyed fertilizers.
ASP Ahmed Rufa’I, spokesman for the command, said the measure was taken to restore law and order in the area.
Son of the slain District Head who is Turakin Gobir, said that there was reinforcement of security operatives in the area.
“We have been hearing gunshots since morning. But the protest is still ongoing as at 8pm, which is an indication that the curfew is not yet effective,” he said.
One of the protesters, Aminu Yusuf, called on the federal government to launch an investigation into the brutal murder of the monarch, as according to him, they had learnt that some politicians are being accused of having a hand in the whole issue.
The son of the slain district head, Kabiru Isa, who was recently released by his abductors, in a short video clip, accused a member of the State House of Assembly of being responsible for the abduction.
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