Police declare curfew in Adamawa

Adamawa State Police Command has imposed a dusk to
dawn curfew on the state from Sunday, April 12, 2015 to
forestall violence after the state governorship House of
Assembly election.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Gabriel Adaji, made
the announcement while briefing newsmen in his office on
Friday in Yola preparatory to Saturday's election.
The police commissioner said the curfew would begin from
Sunday to Tuesday, April 14 between 6pm and 6am.
He explained that the measure was to ensure peaceful and
orderly conduct of the governorship and state House of
Assembly elections in the state.
"After the last presidential and National Assembly elections,
we had some nasty and ugly experiences in the state, hence
the present measures," the CP said.
Adajie added that the ban of tricycles, wheel barrows, truck
pushers and any other hawking materials were still in force,
warning that the law would take its course on any person or
group that violates the order.
The police boss commended the people of the state,
especially politicians for their peaceful conduct and
orderliness during the presidential and National Assembly
elections.
Meanwhile, political parties in the state have reacted sharply
to the imposition of a curfew, which will coincide with the
collation of election results.
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress,
Ahmed Lawal, told our correspondent on the telephone that
the party did not see any reason for the declaration of a
curfew in the state if the election is peaceful.
Sunday Wugira,the Director General of the Campaign
Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Movement, said the
party had yet to understand the rationale behind the
imposition of the curfew.
Also, Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state,
A.T. Shehu, said the curfew was unwarranted, insisting that
the police should have banned celebrations after the
announcement of elections results instead of imposing a
curfew on the state.