Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has on Tuesday relaxed the 24-hours curfew in the state for 12 hours daily.

The Governor announced this after a Security Council Meeting with security heads in the state to review the security situation.

Governor Yusuf said the curfew was relaxed from 6am to 6pm.

He said the curfew was relaxed to allow residents to go about their day to day activities and legitimate business.

He said the curfew will resume fully after 6pm to 6am.

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According to him, “we reviewed the security situation at the Security Council Meeting and decided that the curfew be relaxed from 6am to 6pm to allow people go about their day to day activities. The curfew will take effect from 6pm to 6am,” Governor Yusuf said.

The Governor commended the security agencies for role played to ensure safety of lives and properties as well as recovery of looted properties, saying about 60 per cent of the looted properties have been recovered.

Recall that Governor Yusuf had declared the curfew on Thursday evening after the end bad governance protest was hijacked by hoodlums and turned violent leading to loss of lives and properties in the state.