{"id":4157,"date":"2022-08-31T22:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T22:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/?p=4157"},"modified":"2023-05-05T10:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T09:34:50","slug":"insecurity-kogi-begins-clamp-down-on-brothels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/insecurity-kogi-begins-clamp-down-on-brothels\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Kogi Begins Clamp Down on Brothels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kogi State Government has begun the shutdown of brothels and shanties from Lokoja, the capital, to other parts of the state.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The clampdown <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2022\/08\/02\/gov-yahaya-bello-bans-nose-mask-brothels-in-kogi\/\">followed a directive by Governor Yahaya Bello about a month ago, being one of the resolution against insecurity in the state.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leading the operation in the state capital, the Director General of Land and Urban Development, Nazil Ochu advised operators of the illegal businesses in the state to switch to another legitimate businesses in order to avoid being arrested.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the exercise is the implementation of pronouncement made by the state governor, Yahaya Bello, that all brothels and shanties should be closed down to curb criminal activities in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He warned that any brothel shutdown and reopened by the operators will be demolished to serve as deterrent to others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He stated further that those who claimed that there was no prior notice before shutting down are economical with truth, assuring that the exercise is continuous till the desired result is achieved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In his remarks, the chairman, Lokoja local government, Dan-Asabe Mohammed, described the exercise as a welcome development and charged residents of the state to respect the law and heed the directives of the state government to do away with illegal businesses in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He pointed out that the closure of central brothel in <a href=\"https:\/\/ebirareporters.com\/2023\/05\/03\/kogi-assembly-lokoja-chairman\/\">Lokoja<\/a> will end incessant security breach in the state capital, adding that the brothels have been a source of hideout for hoodlums and cultists, assuring that government will not relent in its effort to provide adequate security of life and property to the citizens of the state.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8080026755787218\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8080026755787218\" data-ad-slot=\"7193833156\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kogi State Government has begun the shutdown of brothels and shanties from Lokoja, the capital, to other&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1379,34,1380],"class_list":{"0":"post-4157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"tag-brothels","8":"tag-kogi","9":"tag-nazil-ochu"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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