Reports from Borno State indicate that the three-day curfew and vehicular restriction has been lifted. This is the fallout of the successful Eid-el-Fitri celebration in the State that was devoid of terrorist attacks.
The measure was put in place as the State Government anticipated attacks during the period.
Announcing the relaxation of the curfew and vehicle restriction, the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Mustapha, at the Borno Radio Television (BRTV) Complex, Maiduguri, said the people should not be compelled to continue to be locked up in their homes and communities for three days running.
He, however, noted that the three-day curfew and vehicle restriction was to protect people’s lives and property during the Sallah celebration.
This, he said, has informed him to direct the military and other security agencies on the Maiduguri roads and streets to reopen them for motorists and residents.
Mustapha also ordered the reopening of all closed markets, motor parks, hospitals and schools in the metropolis.
“With the lifting of this curfew and vehicle restriction, residents can as from today (yesterday) move and carry out their daily social and economic activities from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily”, the deputy governor said, adding that the daily 9:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew should still go on to protect people’s lives and property.
