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Governor reviews curfew for Ramadan

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima.
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima.
Shettima said that the curfew will now hold between 9.30 pm and 6 am daily.
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The Borno State government said on Wednesday, June 17, that it has reviewed upward the 7 pm to 6 am curfew in Maiduguri due to the Ramadan fast.

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Governor Kashim Shettima disclosed this in a radio and television broadcast to the state in Maiduguri.

He said that the new curfew period will be effective as from Thursday, June 18.

Shettima said that the objective is  to allow Muslim faithful in the state perform their religious obligations during the fasting period.

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