#ENDSARS: OBEY CURFEW TO PREVENT BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER… NSCDC Kaduna Cautions Residents

"Ensure full mobilization of Personnel, and deploy them all the nooks and crannies of the state to ensure full compliance with government's directive”..... Kaduna State Commandant, NSCDC.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Kaduna State Command has called on residents of the state to obey the 24-hour curfew imposed by the State Government, in order to forestall any breakdown of law of order.

This call became necessary in order to prevent reoccurrence of what had happened in some states that resulted in the unfortunate loss of lives and properties.

This was made known in a statement issued by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASC Orndiir Terzungwe on behalf of the State Commandant, Nuraddeen Abdullahi late on Staruday, 24^th October, 2020.

According to the CPRO, “the State Commandant of corps, Nuraddeen Abdullahi, has directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Officers, Head of Departments and Units to ensure full mobilization of Personnel, and deploy them all the nooks and crannies of the state to ensure full compliance with government's directive”.

“In response to a possible breakdown of law and order, the Kaduna State Government has extended all over the state the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in some communities in Chikun and Kaduna South LGAs.

“The measure as explained by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwa, was taken to help safeguard our communities, protect lives and property and contain criminal elements who are looting public and private assets.

He further stated "the extension of the 24-hour curfew to all the 23 local government areas of the state is effective immediately."

According to the Kaduna state Commissioner for Home Affairts and Internal Security, "KDSG will keep the situation under review and regrets the inconvenience it may cause to law-abiding citizens".

He appealed to all residents of the state to kindly bear with the government as it takes necessary action to maintain law and order, and to protect the right of citizens to live in peace. 

It is recalled that Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, had directed all commands and formations of the corps to protect critical national assets and infrastructure as well as protect lives and properties generally following the wake of violence, which broke out in view of #EndSARS protest in the country.