Adamawa gov imposes 24-hour curfew as hoodlums loot homes

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state with immediate effect.

The governor made the declaration in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, on Sunday July 30, 2023, following a wide scale looting and attacks on citizens by hoodlums.

According him, the situation has assumed dangerous dimension as hoodlums in Yola attack people with machetes, broke into business premises and homes carting away property.

He said: “With the curfew imposed, there will be no movement throughout the state.

“Only those on essential duties with valid identification would be permitted to move around during the period of the curfew.”

Fintiri appealed to law-abiding residents to comply with the directive, warning that anyone caught contravening the order would be arrested and prosecuted.

Hundreds of hoodlums had broken into federal and state government storage facilities and looted food and non food items in Yola, the Adamawa State capital.

The Head of Operations National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ladan Ayuba, said the hoodlums looted bags of rice, maize, corn, and beans, as well as generators, wrappers, mattresses, and plastic buckets, among others from NEMA facility.

He said that the hoodlums also vandalized and looted facilities at the NEMA office that was recently reconstructed and furnished.

The Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, also confirmed the incident, saying the police and other security operatives have been deployed to protect critical assets and infrastructure.

The Star

Segun Ojo