Niger: Gov Imposes Curfew Over Village Head’s Murder

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Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Lambata, Gurara Local Government Area of the state following a violent clash that led to killing of the village head, Mohammed Abdulsafur.

This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed Matane, on Sunday in Minna, the state capital.

The village head of Lambata was reportedly murdered by some hoodlums on Saturday during a violent clash.

Bello directed that a curfew be imposed on the town from 6.00 p.m to 6.00 a.m, beginning from Sunday, till further notice.