Eighteen
houses serving as hideouts for kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals have
been demolished in Kogi, an official has said.
Cmdr Mr Jerry Omodara (retired),
Special Adviser to the governor on security, told newsmen on Thursday in Lokoja
that the houses were destroyed in line with the provisions of the state’s law
on kidnapping, armed robbery and other crimes.
He said that 17 of the houses
were demolished in Kogi central senatorial district while one, an estate, was
demolished in Kogi East senatorial district. Omodara said that more houses were
being identified, adding that any house where arms and ammunition were
recovered, would be pulled down.
He restated Gov. Yahaya Bello’s resolve to rid
the state of criminals, and declared that there was no going back on that
stance. Omodara advised criminals to steer clear of Kogi in their own interest.
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