 Elders from the northern region of the country are unhappy with the suspension of weekly markets in some northern states. States that have done so include Katzina and Zemfara states. The governors their site insecurity as a reason for their actions. The northern elders are also unhappy with the restrictions in the sale of petrol, the closure of schools, the declaration of curfews, the ban on the movement of cattle and the shutting down of communications networks as measures put in place to curb insecurity. The director of publicity of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakim Babakmed, made the mind of the elders known in a statement he released. He said the measures will impoverish people without an aggressive and effective assault on bandits and kidnappers.