Lalong explains why he shutdown Jos North

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has given reasons why the state government had to impose a 24 hour curfew in Jos North LGA barely hours after the imposition of a dusk to dawn curfew in Jos North, Bassa and Jos South LGAs.

Recall that the people of Irigwe were on their way to Bassa for a mass burial after retrieving the corpses of those killed on the 29th July and 9th, August, when trouble started at Rukuba road axis Jos.

It was further gathered that trouble allegedly started when hoodlums blocked natives on their way to burying their loved ones in the ensued fracas which led to the killing at both sides of Rukuba axis of Jos North Local Government Area of the State.

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According to Governor Lalong, the decision was necessitated by security reports, “which indicate rising threats to the safety of lives and properties within the Local Government”.

Lalong who disclosed this through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr. Makut Macham, in Jos, the state capital, said the 24 hour curfew imposed on Jos North Local Government is indefinite.

“Hours after announcing a dusk to dawn curfew in three Local Government Areas of Jos North, Jos South and Bassa, Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong has directed the imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Jos North to contain further security threats.

“From 2pm of today, Sunday 15th August 2021, a 24-hour curfew will come into effect in Jos North Local Government Area,” it read.

“This is necessitated by security reports which indicate rising threats to the safety of lives and properties within the Local Government.”

Lalong urges residents to abide by the curfew and remain indoors to allow security agencies maintain law and order and deal with those bent on causing chaos.

The Governor further stated that, “the 24 hour curfew in Jos North Local Government will remain in force until further notice.”