Nigeria: Govt Imposes Curfew On Kwara As Hoodlums Loot Shoprite, Other Malls

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Nigeria: Govt Imposes Curfew On Kwara As Hoodlums Loot Shoprite, Other Malls

[This Day] Ilorin -- Kwara state governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in the early hours of Saturday imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state following a breakdown of law and order after suspected hoodlums attacked businesses in the state.

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