The Emir of Minna, Dr Umaru Faruq Bahago, has set up a 31-man committee on anti-thuggery and substance abuse to address persistent thuggery, youth restiveness and consumption of hard drugs by youths in Minna and its environs.
According to him: “Youth restiveness and thuggery that have become the order of the day in Minna and its environs have no breeding ground in the emirate. That is why we are inaugurating the committee to address the menace.
“Any person arrested will be arraigned in court within 24 hours and we are calling on law enforcement officers that would arraign suspects in court to follow due process in accordance with penal code law.”
According to him any person found in possession of a dangerous weapon, causing fear and breaching peace would be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
Earlier, the Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Governor of Niger State and Jowon Minna, Hon. Nma Kolo Mohammed, noted that since the composition of the committee two weeks ago, Minna and its environs have witnessed relative peace.
He also urged ward heads in the emirate to live up to expectations in their domain by checking the inflow of strangers in order not to accommodate bad elements.
The committee has Alh. Umar Sanda as its chairman.
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