The Borno State government has relaxed the three-week curfew imposed on the metropolis of Maiduguri, the capital. Dr Muhammad Bulama, the Commissioner of Home Affairs, Information and Culture, on Saturday in Maiduguri said that the curfew would now be observed between 10:30pm and 6am. The review will give residents some measure of relief, as the curfew used to take effect from 8pm till 6am. The Borno State Government on January 2, reviewed the curfew, hitherto, observed between 10pm and 6am, in view of the prevailing security situation in the state. “The curfew further affected businesses after serious devastation caused by the Boko Haram insurgency”.

Source: Punch January 20, 2018 14:03 UTC