Monday, 22nd April 2024
To guardian.ng
Search
Metro  

Kaduna denies declaring curfew over election

By Abdulganiyu Alabi, Kaduna
21 March 2023   |   9:50 am
Kaduna state government has denied that it declared curfew in Jema'a and Kaura local government areas following the outcome of the state election. A report alleged that the government had declared a curfew in Jema and Kaura council areas of Kaduna State. But Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan said…

[FILES] Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai.<br />Photo/facebook/govkaduna

Kaduna state government has denied that it declared curfew in Jema’a and Kaura local government areas following the outcome of the state election.

A report alleged that the government had declared a curfew in Jema and Kaura council areas of Kaduna State.

But Kaduna State commissioner for internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan said he never issued a statement or announced curfew in any part of Kaduna.

“I made no statement declaring curfew in Kaura and Jema’a LGAs. It is fake news, please,” Aruwan said.

In this article

Related

N Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul's military
1 hour ago
Ecuador approves extradition, anti-gang measures
1 hour ago
Taiwan thanks US for aid package, says gesture will 'safeguard peace'
50 mins ago
Papua New Guinea PM dismisses Biden's 'loose' talk on cannibalism
32 mins ago
Naira abuse: Expert urges FG to go after treasury looters
28 mins ago
APC primary: Aiyedatiwa appreciates Tinubu for providing enabling environment
NOW

0 Comments

National
Alebiosu emerges FirstBank’s acting CEO
1 hour ago
After a weekend of tension over the resignation Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Olusegun Alebiosu has emerged as the Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank Group). His appointment, which was announced on Sunday night, takes immediate effect.
National
Import slumps 32% as dealers trade safety for survival, salvage titles
4 hours ago
Investigations have revealed how Nigerian automobile dealers conceal vehicles with minor dents as salvage cars to qualify for 40 to 60 per cent duty rebates for such vehicles, a practice that may have become a survival measure against lull in the retail sector...
National
Condemnations trail Ondo APC guber primaries
4 hours ago
Controversies and condemnations, yesterday, trailed the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in the 203 political wards of the state.
National
W’Bank prequalifies Nigeria for ‘friendly’ $2.25b loan
4 hours ago
The World Bank Group has prequalified Nigeria for a $2.25 billion loan at a one per cent rate, a 40-year term with a 10-year moratorium.
National
A’Court entertains EFCC’s alleged N80.2b fraud case against Bello today
4 hours ago
Arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for alleged N80.2 billion fraud at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, will be held today.
National
Nnamdi Kanu denies giving conditions for trial
4 hours ago
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who has been standing trial on various charges, has debunked media reports and insinuations that he dictated to the court the conditions on which to continue his trial.
National
Tijani explains re-launch of NCAIR as ex-minister claims legacy
4 hours ago
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has explained the new functions and roles the re-launching of the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) would bring to the country’s digital space.
National
Epidemic looms as butchers sell poisoned cattle in Ilorin
4 hours ago
Possible life-threatening diseases may soon break out in Ilorin, Kwara State, following butchers’ sale of 33 poisoned cattle to unsuspecting consumers.
National
Presidential compressed natural gas launches May 29
4 hours ago
About 11 months after removing fuel subsidy and promising to provide Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles as succour, the Federal Government, yesterday, announced an imminent roll-out.
National
It’s a shame terrorists held hostages for months, HURIWA tells Ribadu
4 hours ago
Human Rights Writers Association Of Nigeria (HURIWA) has stated that the National Security Adviser to the President, Mr Nuhu Ribadu, should be ashamed that hostages spent seven months in the forests with terrorists.