Residents of Jos North Local Government Area in Plateau State are raising alarm over the severe economic impact of the curfew imposed following a deadly attack in the area.
The Plateau State Government had placed a 48-hour curfew on Jos North after gunmen attacked Angwan Rukuba (Gari Ya Waye) community on Palm Sunday, killing several people and injuring many others.
The restriction was later relaxed to allow movement from 7am to 3pm daily, but residents say the limited hours are still crippling their daily businesses and survival.
Many traders, artisans, and small business owners in Jos North have complained that the curfew is severely affecting their livelihoods.
Markets, shops, and transport services are forced to close early, leading to massive losses in income, especially for those who rely on daily earnings to feed their families.
"Most of us depend on daily sales to survive. With the curfew, we cannot operate fully. By the time we open, we have to close again by 3pm. How do we cope?" a resident who sells foodstuffs told reporters.
Another resident added: "Transportation is also affected. Motorists are afraid to move freely, and this has reduced customers drastically. We are suffering."
The partial relaxation of the curfew came after relative calm returned to the area, but fresh tensions and reports of hoodlums attacking motorists in some parts of the city have kept many people indoors out of fear.
Security agencies continue to patrol the area to maintain order, while residents are calling on the government to find a lasting solution to the insecurity so that normal economic activities can resume fully.
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