BEVERLY HILLS, July 23, (THEWILL) – Kaduna State Governor, Mr. Muktar Yero has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Kaduna city, Kaduna State, northern Nigeria, as tension and fear enveloped the city in the aftermath of two bomb blasts that rocked the city on Wednesday afternoon killing several persons.
A statement issued by the Governor’s Deputy Director, Media and Publicity, Alhaji Ahmed Maiyaki, announced the development.
Governor Yero described the attacks as the height of ‘cowardice’ by those bent on creating tension in the state, said the statement.
“Following the unfortunate situation, a twenty four (24) hours curfew has been imposed on Kaduna metropolis with immediate effect, to enable security agencies restore normalcy.
“Enemies of peace have visited us with their ungodly venom of wanton destruction of human lives. This blast, coming in the Holy Month of Ramadan, is a clear indication that those behind the act have no iota of fear of God as they have none for the sanctity of human life,’’ the statement said.
“The time has come for us to eschew all our differences and confront these brazen attacks as united people. Those behind these attacks have no regards for whatever diversity as their victims cut across all ethnic and religious divides. It is a responsibility on all of us to unite against this common enemy,” he appealed.
The governor commiserated with families of victims of the blasts and directed security agencies to intensify surveillance while they pursue perpetrators of the attacks.
