Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti on
Thursday imposed a dusk-to-dawn
curfew on the State due to the clash
between Hausa community and a
section of Yoruba residents in Ado-
Ekiti, the state capital.
The governor, who announced this
when he visited the Hausa
community at Atikankan area of
Ado Ekiti, said it would last between
6p.m and 6a.m. daily.
Mr. Fayose explained that the
curfew had become necessary to
forestall further mayhem and arrest
perpetrators of the violence.
He ordered the security agencies to
arrest anyone found roaming the
streets in defiance of the curfew.
The governor appealed to warring
factions to remain calm and assured
that justice would be done in the
case.
“I plead with you to allow peace to
reign. Nigeria belongs to all of us,
whether you are Hausa, Ibo or
Yoruba.
“I assure you that the perpetrators
and sponsors of this evil act will not
go unpunished’’, he said.
Sabo, a Hausa community in Ado-
Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, was
attacked on Wednesday allegedly by
members of the National Union of
Road Transport Workers, allegedly
acting on the instruction of the
Peoples Democratic Party-led
government in the State.
The violence was a culmination of
previous acts of harassment of the
Hausas, the head of the Hausa
community, Sarkin Adamu, said.
While the attackers were on
rampage, shops belonging to the
Hausas were destroyed, burnt or
looted, a witness said.
Mr. Adamu told Newsmen his
office was also looted.
“When the violence started, I called
the police, State Security Service and
the traditional ruler of the town,
Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, making three
authorities,” Mr. Adamu said. “However, it did
not stop. It was even when the police came that
the situation became worse.”
