Plateau State Governor relaxes curfew in three Local Government Areas

Plateau State Government has relaxed the curfew earlier imposed on Jos North, Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas.

Governor Simon Lalong imposed the curfew following the violence that led to loss of many lives, burning of houses and destruction of property. A 24-hour curfew was imposed on Jos North (where the violence mostly took place), while that of Jos South and Bassa was from 6pm to 6am (dusk to Dawn).

In a state wide broadcast on Monday morning, Governor Lalong said the curfew in Jos North has been relaxed from 24 hours to 6pm-6am (dusk to Dawn), while that of Bassa and Jos South which was earlier 6pm to 6am would now be from 10pm – 6am.

“After my visit to Yelwa Zangam village, where killings took place, I took a tour of the Jos metropolis to see things for myself.”

“I also engaged the security agencies to review the general security situation in the three Local Government Areas where the curfew was imposed, as well as other parts of the state.

“At the end of the review, Government took the following decisions, which are; the curfew in Jos North is to be relaxed.