Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on Sunday, declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective last night, July 30, following increasing breakdown of law and order.
Fintiri, in a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, frowned at the worrying dimension the activities of hoodlums had assumed across the state capital as they attacked people with matchets and broke into business premises and homes, carting away property.
“With the curfew imposed, there will be no movement throughout the state. Rt. Hon. Fintiri said only those on essential duties with valid identification would be permitted to move around during the period of the curfew.
“The Governor is appealing to citizens and residents of the state to comply with the directive, adding that any person found contravening the order would be arrested and made to face the wrath of the law,” the press release stated.
Unfortunately, Adamawa Residents, on Sunday, broke into federal government warehouses at Cona-Waya town, some three kilometres from Yola, the state capital and carted away food and non-food items as palliatives due to the current hardship in the country occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy.
Some residents, who spoke to THISDAY on the condition of anonymity, said their children were dying of hunger and starvations, which they believed was artificially meted on them by the removal of oil subsidy without provision of alternative measures to cushion the suffering of the less privileged and the masses.
One among them said it was a warning sign that swift measures be taken, if not worse than End SARS would happen.
The residents carted away items such as bags of rice, maize, beans, g/corn, cartons of Spaghettii, lndomie etc and water pumps, generators, mattresses, wrappers and many more to mention.
But the security operatives had taken control of the areas at press time.
Daji Sani
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