BREAKING: Curfew declared in Kano after tribunal delivered judgement on state’s iconic gov'ship election dispute

  • The Kano state police command has announced the strict enforcement of a 24-hour curfew, beginning from 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20
  • Legit.ng understands that the development is part of measures to maintain law and order in the state
  • The Kano governorship election petition tribunal had sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, declaring Nasir Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the 2023 election

Kano, Kano state – A permanent curfew has been declared in Kano state following the verdict of the election petitions tribunal sacking the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.

Commissioner of Police (CP), Muhammad Gumel, in a statement he personally signed, on Wednesday, September 20, said a combined team of security operatives has been dispatched across the city to enforce the curfew.