Blasphemy killings: Curfew on Zamfara community lifted

News Express |28th Aug 2016 | 3,126
Blasphemy killings: Curfew on Zamfara community lifted

The Zamfara State Police Command has lifted the curfew imposed on Talata-Mafara and its environs on the August 22, following violent attack that led to the killing of eight persons.

This is contained in a statement signed by the command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Shehu Muhammad in Gusau.

Muhhammad advised parents to ensure that their children remain law abiding and warned that anyone caught causing trouble would face the full wrath of the law.

Police had imposed a dusk to dawn curfew following a mob attack that killed eight persons over alleged of blasphemy against Islam. (TV360 Nigeria)

•Photo shows Zamfara Governor Abdulaziz Yari.

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