Curfew imposed in three Taraba communities over communal unrest

The president of Sardauna Local Government Council successful Taraba State, Mohammed J. Umar, has declared a 24-hour curfew successful Mbamnga and 2 neighbouring communities pursuing an outbreak of communal unrest.

The curfew, which, according to the chairman, takes contiguous effect, covers Mbamnga, Mbara and Geroji communities successful the section authorities area.

In a connection issued on Wednesday by the chairman’s Senior Special Assistant connected Media and Communication, Marvelous Heli, helium said the measurement was aimed astatine restoring calm and preventing further escalation of the unrest.

Umar assured residents that the concern was nether control, adding that information operatives had been deployed to the affected communities to support instrumentality and bid and support lives and property.

He directed each information agencies to strictly enforce the curfew, authorising them to apprehension anyone recovered violating the directive.

The president besides appealed to accepted and assemblage leaders to enactment the measurement by mobilising residents to clasp peace, workout restraint and comply with the curfew.

Residents of the affected communities were advised to stay indoors passim the curfew play and debar actions susceptible of provoking further unrest.

The assembly further urged residents to promptly study sus...