Information on the specific hours of the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Kano during the religious riots of October 1991 [NGA12983]

According to an article published by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service 15 of October 1991, a dusk-to-dawn was imposed on Kano from 19:30 to 05:00 hours GMT. The hours were later extended to start from 18:00 p.m. to 06:00 a.m. (AFP 15 Oct. 1991, 44) and the curfew was finally lifted on 18 October 1991 (Ibid. 18 Oct. 1991, 41).

References

AFP [Paris, in French]. 18 October 1991. "Curfew Lifted in Kano, Calm Restored." (FBIS-AFR-91-202 18 Oct. 1991)

. 14 October 1991. "Reports of 100 Killed." (FBIS-AFR-91-199 15 Oct. 1991)

BBC World Service. 15 October 1991. "Further on Kano." (FBIS-AFR-91- 200 16 Oct. 1991)

Attachments

AFP [Paris, in French]. 18 October 1991. "Curfew Lifted in Kano, Calm Restored." (FBIS-AFR-91-202 18 Oct. 1991)

. 14 October 1991. "Reports of 100 Killed." (FBIS-AFR-91-199 15 Oct. 1991)

BBC World Service. 15 October 1991. "Further on Kano." (FBIS-AFR-91- 200 16 Oct. 1991)