Tambuwal declares curfew
Tension has gripped residents of some parts of Sokoto State as protesters trooped to the streets demanding the release of suspects arrested over the killing of Deborah Samuel in the state.
Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was killed on Thursday over alleged blasphemy.
The protesters who stormed streets in large number on Saturday, wielded placards with inscriptions such as, “Release our Muslim brothers”, Muslims Are Not Terrorists”, among others.
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[BREAKING] Blasphemy: Tambuwal imposes curfew as riot breaks out in Sokoto
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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwalhttps://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-7167863529667065&output=html&h=280&slotname=5871986787&adk=2587314621&adf=3254251992&pi=t.ma~as.5871986787&w=780&fwrn=4&fwrnh=100&lmt=1652540035&rafmt=1&psa=1&format=780×280&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpunchng.com%2Fbreaking-blasphemy-tambuwal-imposes-curfew-as-riot-breaks-out-in-sokoto%2F&fwr=0&rpe=1&resp_fmts=3&wgl=1&uach=WyJBbmRyb2lkIiwiNy4wLjAiLCIiLCJURUNOTyBQOTA0IiwiOTMuMC40NTc3LjYyIixbXSxudWxsLG51bGwsIiIsW10sZmFsc2Vd&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wYWdlYWQyLmdvb2dsZXN5bmRpY2F0aW9uLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjoyMCwiaGFzUmVkZW1wdGlvblJlY29yZCI6dHJ1ZX1d&dt=1652540820314&bpp=82&bdt=351393&idt=1193&shv=r20220511&mjsv=m202205110101&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3Db1d837875c702383-22502ec3a0d300f5%3AT%3D1624045016%3ART%3D1652540456%3AR%3AS%3DALNI_MYY51ex6mehCLsurfSY1fUfrolz0w&correlator=2624133310223&frm=20&pv=2&ga_vid=1890005785.1587330886&ga_sid=1652540822&ga_hid=342420446&ga_fc=1&ga_cid=321472480.1652459149&u_tz=60&u_his=4&u_h=1280&u_w=800&u_ah=1280&u_aw=800&u_cd=24&u_sd=1&dmc=2&adx=5&ady=935&biw=800&bih=1112&scr_x=0&scr_y=1160&eid=44759875%2C44759926%2C44759842%2C44763507%2C31067561%2C21067496%2C31062931&oid=2&pvsid=4325672950830264&pem=240&tmod=554515684&uas=0&nvt=1&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fpunchng.com%2F&eae=0&fc=896&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C800%2C0%2C800%2C1112%2C800%2C1112&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=128&bc=31&ifi=1&uci=a!1&fsb=1&xpc=3y7kdIZQtN&p=https%3A//punchng.com&dtd=1418Kayode Oyero14 May 2022
Following the gruesome murder of a Christian student for alleged blasphemy, and a riot that broke out in Sokoto State on Saturday, Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the people of the North-West state.
The governor in a statement said, “Following the sad incident that happened at the Shehu Shagari College of Education on Thursday and sequel to the developments within (Sokoto) metropolis this morning till afternoon, by the powers conferred on me by sections 176(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and section 1 and 4 of the Public Order Act; and, also Section 15 of Sokoto State Peace Preservation Law, I hereby declare, with immediate effect, a curfew within (Sokoto) metropolis of Sokoto township for the next 24 hours.
“I appeal to the good people of Sokoto state to kindly continue to observe law and order and calm down (on the) restiveness currently pervading in the metropolis.
“Everyone should, please, in the interest of peace go back home and observe these measures, with a view of the reestablishment of peace, law and order in the state.
