Nigeria's Yobe State on Tuesday announced a 24-hour curfew on Potiskum after attacks by Boko Haram terrorists.
Military spokesman in
the state Lazarus Eli, in a statement made available to Xinhua, called on the
residents of Potiskum to cooperate and abide by the order.
"Residents of
Potiskum are enjoined to remain calm and cooperate with security agencies by
remaining indoors until the curfew is lifted," the military spokesperson said.
On July 6, exactly a month ago,
the Boko Haram sect killed at least 29 students and a teacher at a boarding school in Potiskum.
Meanwhile, security
operatives have also intensified surveillance in the city, including
stop-and-search operations, to ensure that no attacks are carried out during the
forthcoming Muslims' Eid el-fitr celebration in the state.
Since 2009,
Yobe State in the northeast region of Nigeria has witnessed many deadly attacks
in which women and children were mostly killed.
Yobe was among the three
northeast states including Adamawa and Borno hit by insurgency, where President
Goodluck Jonathan recently imposed state of emergency.
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