By Ahmed Attahir, Gusau
The Zamfara State Taskforce on the activities of banditry has arrested over 1,000 suspects various alleged offenses, including some with 200 jericans of petrol.
The Taskforce also said it only allowed 30 petrol stations to operate at different locations across the local government areas in the state.
The Chairman of the Taskforce, Abubakar Dauran who disclosed this in an interview with ASHENEWS in Gusau on Saturday said those arrested with drugs and other prohibited items, were handed over to security agencies for further investigations.
“The committee has arrested over 1000 suspects. Some of them were arrested with petrol jericans, drugs, unauthorized motorcycles and transportation of soft drinks contrary to the mandate of the recent ban.”
He said the committee has further discovered a hotel where under-aged girls, married women were lured for social vices in the state.
“We directed the immediate closure of the hotel situated within Gusau, the state capital.”
Dauran maintained that any unregistered hotel and those registered but not complying with the state laws would be closed down.
“The committee has written to the hotels managements for authentication and number of hotels that operate in the state with a view to close all unregistered and non compliant lodges in the state.”
The committee called on people in the state to be more patient for the state to be free from crime and criminals activities in the state.
