By Ayo Kehinde
The Borno State government has banned the sale of liquor, alcoholic contents in the State.
The Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, announced the embargo on Tuesday, during the inauguration of a reconstituted committee on “revocation of illegal hotels, brothels, shanties, criminal hideouts and curbing the menace of antisocial vices” at the council chambers of the Government House, in Maiduguri.
The decision, according to the Governor, stems from the rising cases of clashes among rival groups, cultism, prostitution, drug abuse, thuggery and theft, which have led to loss of lives and valuables.
He accused serving and retired security personnel of promoting criminality and antisocial vices in the State.
“I am happy to know that army officers are here, especially the military, police and others are here because most of these activities were committed by who? Some of them are dismissed army officers, dismissed security officers, current army officers, men and officers including civilians. So, there should be no sacred cow in this matter if we want the Maiduguri metropolis and indeed the state to get rid of insurgency, terrorism and other sorts of criminalities”, he said.
The reconstituted committee comprises military, police, civil defence and several other security agencies, including the civilian JTF. He mandated the committee to rid the state of all forms of criminality and anti-social vices.
