FROM SAMSON ALFA, MINNA
In order to forestall security breaches, Niger State government has restricted the movement of commercial motorcycles and tricycles from 6pm to 6am in Minna.
Governor Umaru Bago announced the restriction on Tuesday at a stakeholders security meeting at the Government House, Minna.
Stakeholders at the meeting include traditional title holders in Minna Emirate and heads of security agencies.
The measure, according to the governor, is a temporary move aimed at addressing the growing security challenges in the state capital.
The governor, who noted that the restriction is with the exemption of medical emergency, said he would not stay back and watch criminals continue to perpetrate evil in the state.
He noted that it is the responsibility of government to ensure the security of lives and property.
Bago urged district, village and ward heads to always ensure proper documentation of the people they harbour in their domains, warning that any house found to be harbouring criminals would be demolished, while buildings where hard drugs are sold would as well be destroyed.
He called on security agencies to ensure that they clampdown on criminals in their hideouts and their cartels.
Bago also cautioned parents to warn their children as anyone caught in any violent related activity would be arrested and prosecuted accordingly, as the state government would continue to have zero tolerance on thuggery and rascality.
