Officials in Nigeria’s northeast Taraba state on Sunday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in one town following reported clashes between Christian and Muslim groups that killed at least one person.
A state spokesman said that security forces have been instructed to shoot anyone who disregards the ban on movements.
Religiously divided Taraba is one of several Nigerian states previously hit by sectarian violence, although the town of Ibbi, where the unrest broke out Sunday, has historically been peaceful.
“The state government has declared a 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) to 6:00 am curfew in Ibbi starting from today,” Information Commissioner Emmanuel Bello said.
“Security personnel deployed in the town have been directed to shoot anybody that defies the curfew especially those bent on breaching the peace.”
“This security measure is necessary in the government’s effort to restore normalcy in the area,” he added.
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