Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has banned the wearing of masks in public places to ensure proper identification of people in the state.
The governor revealed this at an emergency security meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday.
Bello gave the order during a meeting with all traditional first- and second-class rulers, including the presidents of the state’s local government councils.
He urged all traditional rulers to protect their domains and made sure to clean up all the nooks and crannies of their areas.
“Ensuring peaceful coexistence in your domain is your sole responsibility. You have the sole responsibility to ensure that all the nooks and crannies of your areas are free from criminality of all kinds,” Bello said.
The governor also ordered the closure of all brothels housing prostitutes in the state.
He urged the state commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, local government presidents, union leaders and safety agencies to meet with tricycle and motorcycle drivers to obtain proper documentation.
The governor also ordered the removal and demolition of slums in Lokoja, Osara, Zango, Itobe, Obajana and all other areas of the state.
Bello sent a strong warning to politicians not to engage in anything that could disturb people’s peace and the security they currently enjoy.
“Let me sound a cautionary note to all politicians, regardless of their political beliefs, to desist from anything that might disturb the peace we currently enjoy in the state,” he added.
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