The Plateau State Government on Th placed the acre capital, Jos, nether a dusk-to-dawn curfew due to tension betwixt members of the Hausa together with Igbo communities inwards the city.
Governor Simon Lalong is worried virtually the tension together with fears of a clash betwixt both groups, a tilt past times the Director of Press together with Public Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Nanle Samuel, said.
Reports today betoken that in that location is an ongoing ethnic clash betwixt Hausa together with Igbos inwards Jos, the Plateau State capital.
According to residents inwards the area, several people stimulate got been injured along Rwang Pam Street together with Ahmadu Bello Way, areas that are said to hold out dominated past times Igbos.
Police together with other security officials have, however, arrived to calm the situation.
Below is the amount tilt by Plateau State Government:
The Executive Governor of Plateau State has expressed bully dismay together with daze at the abrupt build-up of tension inwards Jos Metropolis on concern human relationship of the comport of or together with then disgruntled elements, who stimulate got decided to throw the metropolis into confusion on concern human relationship of their negative reaction to the agitations of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) inwards the South East.
Consequently, the Governor has directed an immediate imposition of curfew from dusk to dawn (6pm – 6am) inside the Greater Jos – Bukuru Metropolis, until farther notice. The deployment of security personnel to all flash points inside the metropolis has likewise been directed to ensure compliance alongside the curfew social club together with to avert whatever farther breach of constabulary together with order.
The Governor wishes to assure all citizens that the security together with welfare equally the primary concern of Government is assured past times the Rescue Administration. He is hence enjoining all citizens to become virtually their concern alongside the assurance that their security is guaranteed. He farther appealed to all religious together with community leaders, neighbourhood vigilantes equally good equally all constabulary abiding citizens to ensure nobody is allowed to stimulate got wages of this unfortunate province of affairs to engage inwards criminality.
The Governor wishes to restate that Plateau State remains habitation to all citizens of Nigeria irrespective of religion, ethnic extraction or political persuasion. He hence enjoins all peace loving citizens to ensure that nix is allowed to upset the difficult earned peace inwards the State.