INSECURITY: Zamfara State govt shuts down all weekly markets, bans sell of Petrol in jerricans






News Desk:




Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle, in his effort to cut off terrorist bandits' supply lines, he has put stringent measures to end to their operations in the state.

The Governor who gave the directive in a state wide broadcast on Friday said, the enforcement of the measures become necessary considering the rising insecurity in the state.

According to him all Weekly markets are closed by from today, and no filling station will be allowed to sell fuel to people with jerrycan or vehicles with an extended tank that exceed 10,000 Naira fuel limit, and refueling of the said vehicles within a short period of time is also not permitted. 

The Governor assured any filing station that goes against the new directive would be death with noting that the government may not relent in seizing the filing station and enforcing heavy fine on the owner.

In addition, no commercial motorcyclist may transport more than three passengers at a time, and their operating hours are limited to 8:00 p.m. in the state capital and 6:00 p.m. in other locations. 

Similarly, vehicles transporting firewood will no longer be permitted to operate. Those transporting food must be checked by the task force and all tricyclists with curtains or any other cover that conceals passengers will be arrested.

The Governor expressed concern over the rising insecurity in the state, emphasizing that, his administration has done all it can to make sure that peace has been restored.

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