The Delta State Government has banned the movement of all speedboats of two horse power and above in the waterways in Warri North Local Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozorie Macaulay, who made the disclosure last week while addressing the press shortly after the Delta State Security Council meeting in Asaba, the state capital, said that security operatives have also been mandated to arrest youths who hide under the guise of youths associations to engage in nefarious activities.
The Delta State Government has banned the movement of all speedboats of two horse power and above in the waterways in Warri North Local Government Area of the state.
The Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozorie Macaulay, who made the disclosure last week while addressing the press shortly after the Delta State Security Council meeting in Asaba, the state capital, said that security operatives have also been mandated to arrest youths who hide under the guise of youths associations to engage in nefarious activities.
Macaulay said “the existing law banning the activities of youths organisations in the state is still in force.”
Comrade Macaulay, who was flanked by the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command, Ikechukwu Aduba, and heads of different security agencies in the state, observed that the security council, which is chaired by the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, decried the skirmishes in some communities in Warri North Local Government Area and commiserated with affected victims and families.
He however appealed for calm.
Macaulay also disclosed: “Council approved the immediate ban on all movement on the waterways in Warri North Local Government Area from 6pm to 7am to check further skirmishes in the area.”
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