Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Tuesday rested the curfew imposed on two Local Government Areas in the crisis-ridden Southern part of the State.
The two Local Government Areas affected were Jema’a and Kaura. The curfew in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area was earlier suspended.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that this development is coming barely two weeks after the Nigerian Army launched a military operation code-named ‘Scorpion Stings’ to get rid of criminals in Southern Kaduna.
The Governor’s spokesman, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the curfew lift on Tuesday in Kaduna.
He said the curfew imposed on the two LGs in December 2016 was lifted based on the outcome of the Kaduna State Security Council meeting.
Aruwan said: “The State Security Council expressed the hope that all communities in the area will embrace the opportunities offered by the improved security situation to make sustained moves for peace and harmony.
“Speaking at the meeting, Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, tasked security agencies to maintain the tempo by ensuring security of life and property throughout the state.
“The security council meeting, which was chaired by El-Rufai, had in attendance, Commander 1 Division Garrison, Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen Ismaila Isa, Commander 453 Base Services Group, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Idi Amin, Representative of the Commandant, Nigerian Navy School of Armament, Capt SM Ochidi, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Agyole Abeh, Director DSS, Tijjani Mohammed Wakil and heads of other security agencies.”