Nigerian state relaxes curfew after warehouses and shops are looted

By CHINEDU ASADU
Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state have relaxed a curfew which they announced to restore order after several warehouses and shops were looted in the capital. A statement issued by the office of Adamawa Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri quoted him to have said the 24-hour curfew has been eased to last only from dusk to dawn. The governor declared the around-the-clock curfew Sunday in response to “escalating violence by hoodlums attacking people and businesses” in the state capital, his spokesperson said in a statement. His office said at least 90 suspects caught looting the items have been arrested as of Monday evening.