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Gov. Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto

Summary by Ground News
Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education was recently lynched by her colleagues over alleged blasphemy. Following the killing, the police command in Sokoto announced the arrest of two suspects. But on Saturday, May 14, 2022, some Muslim youths in the state protested the arrest and asked the police to release them. The State Government was forced to declare a curfew as the protests turned violent with the youths destroying properties and setting shops on fire. However, in a statement on Monday, the Sokoto State Government through its Commissioner of Information, Isah Galadanci, ordered the relaxation of the curfew.

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Tambuwal relaxes Sokoto curfew

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Sokoto metropolis on Saturday. The curfew will now be from dusk to dawn. The governor imposed the curfew to contain the tension that followed the murder of a 200-Level Home Economics student of Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto over […]

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Blasphemy: Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto after violent protests

The government advised residents to maintain peace, saying it won’t condone any breach of law and order in the state

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Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto as peace returns after violent protests

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the state following protests by youths. Some Muslim...

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Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto as peace returns after violent protests

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Gov. Tambuwal relaxes curfew in Sokoto

According to the statement, the curfew was reviewed from 24 hours to now dusk to dawn. It is to enable residents of the state to embark on their legitimate business

·Lagos, Nigeria
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TheCable broke the news in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, May 16, 2022.
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