A boy child identified as Ismail Muhammad has been killed by Nigerian military enforcing a curfew in Zaria, Kaduna State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the Kaduna government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities after the protesters turned violent.
In a statement, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the measure was taken in the interest of peace.
The statement reads; “The Kaduna State Security Council under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani, following a review of the security situation in the State, hereby notifies citizens of the following:”
“There is sufficient evidence to clearly indicate that the ongoing protest has been hijacked by criminal elements who have resorted to looting of shops and destruction of private and public property.
“In view of this unfortunate development, the Kaduna State Security Council has unanimously resolved to impose a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolises and environs with immediate effect“
This is as a result of the protest which went awry in some parts of state, as looting and destruction of both public and private enterprises becomes the order of the day.”
However, in the video shared on social media, the deceased child could be seen lifeless on the streets as security operatives enforcing curfew in the state hover in the background.
Another video captured the family of the young child wailing uncontrollably over the avoidable death of their beloved.