By Correspondent.
Hoodlums, on Saturday night, killed the District Head of Lambata, headquarters of Gurara Local Governnent Area of Niger State, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulsafur in a circumstance sources said remained unclear to the public.
However, some other sources said the reason behind the killing of the district head could be linked to the age long Chieftaincy tussle among some royal houses and some villages in the local government area.
Following the violence, the Governor of the state, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has declared a curfew in the local government area and it environs.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, in a statement, said the curfew was from 6p.m to 6a.m until further notice.
The government said:”In view of the unfortunate incident, the State Governor has directed that curfew be imposed in Lambata Town from 6:00p.m to 6:00a.m beginning from Sunday 15th January, 2023 till further notice.
“The imposition of the curfew is to assist the security agencies to stabilize the situation in the area, save lives and enable the restoration of law and order.
“Government has condemned,in strong terms, the violence and act of lawlessness that have occurred in Lambata Town.”
The State Government solicited the cooperstion of the residents of the area with the security agents to restore peace in Lambata and urged security agencies to ensure the enforcement of the curfew.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
