Following the protest that led to the blockage of Suleja-Minna road by some Izom youths on Tuesday, the governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has condemned the illegal blockage, warning that his government will not tolerate any act of lawlessness by anybody or group.
He stated in a statement by the chief press secretary, Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace, yesterday, that anyone who resorts to illegality in an attempt to express their grievances will be resisted.
The governor warned that government will deal decisively with anybody found fomenting trouble, aiding or causing a breach of public peace in any community in the state.
The statement observed that the blockage of the road in Izom for hours smacks of disrespect to the governor who had personally waded into the issue at stake.
It said, “One wonders why some people will not respect the intervention of the governor, but chose to take laws into their own hands and made innocent motorists and travellers to suffer untold hardship.
“It is pertinent at this point to clearly state that government will not tolerate any act of lawlessness. People cannot take laws into their hands and think that government will fold its arms for impunity to thrive”.
Sani Bello Foundation trains 123 youths in vocational trades
The Sani Bello Foundation in Kontagora, Niger State, has graduated 123 youths who have undergone one year intensive training in various vocational trades including fashion design, hospitality, GSM repairs, ICT and farming.
Chairman and founder of the foundation, Col. Sani Bello (rtd), said at the graduation ceremony that the foundation aims to provide succour to the less-privileged and unemployed members of the society and providing them the opportunity to become change agents in the society.
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