Niger Governor Lifts Curfew on Monday As Peace Restored to Minna Metropolis

By YM Bina

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has lifted the curfew imposed in Minna, the state capital, effect from tomorrow Monday 21st September, 2026.

The governor state during the Fida’u Prayer session for the 37 deceased, lifted the restriction, allowing usual movement of residents resume across Minna metropolis.

This came in a bid for the restoration of peace and stability in the state capital after the youths protest over the death of young illegal miners in the custody.

Apperantly, the curfew was imposed as authorities moved to restore calm and prevent further unrest after residents took to the streets following the deaths of the 37 illegal miners in NSCDC detention.

Earlier, the unrest was directly linked to the deaths of the suspected young illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

The curfew was to restrict the movement for 12 hours between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. introduced after protests that led to the reported destruction of property in parts of Minna, it was reliably gathered that the curfew was a prompt measure to contain the continuous unrest especially at nights.