Emir of Minna,Inaugurates Committee to tackle thuggery and Substance abuse in Minna and it’s environ.
By: Yahaya Zakka Minna.
The Emir of Minna, HRH Dr Umaru Faruq Bahago has inaugurated
a thirty one (31) man Committee on Anti thuggery and Substance abuse to tackle persistence thuggery,youth restiveness and consumption of hard drugs by youths in Minna and it environ.
Inaugurating the committee, Emir if Minna HRH Dr Umar Faruq charged then to live up to expectations and to work incordance to the layed down rules and regulation, also to work hand in hand with law enforcement agencies in Minna emirate to achieve the set target.
He assures them of his maximum cooperation at all times and urged them not to spare any person who would wants to breach the peaceful coexistence already enjoyed in the Emirate.
The State Commissioner of Justice, Nasiru Mohammed Mua’zu in his speech during the inauguration tasked Members of Committee to ensure that thuggery in the Minna emirate is brought to a standstill.
Nasiru Mua’zu said Youth restivenessin and thuggery which have become order of the day have no place in the emirate hence the inauguration of the Committee to tackle the menace.
He advised that any person arrested be arraigned before Court within twenty four hours and called on the law enforcement officers who would arraign suspect in court to follow due process and in accordance to panel code law.
According to him any person found in possession of dangerous weapon inflinching fear and breathing peace would be arrested and made to face full wrath of the law.
He advised that the committee members to ensure they follow up cases to it conclusion, adding that there is two Courts in the High Court complex designates to handle cases of Anti thuggery and substance abuse that will hasten the delivery of justice and advised Police to approach the Court if need be.
Earlier in his speech the Special Adviser Political Matters to the Governor of Niger state and Jowon Minna, Hon. Nma Kolo Mohammed
said since the composition of the Committee about two weeks ago Minna and it’s environs have witnessed relative peace.
Jawon Minna appealed to ward heads in the emirate to live up to expectations in their domain by checking inflow of strangers, ‘I urge you to always know People coming to settle in your various places, there businesses and where they are coming from to avoid accommodating bad elements into our society”.
The committee has Umar Sanda as Chairman,Minna Emirate Anti thuggery and Substance abuse Committee and thirty others as members who are saddled with the responsibility to look into remote causes of thuggery and find a possible lasting solution to the menance particularly Youth restiveness in Minna and it’s environ.
