Kaduna Government Forbids Checkpoints on Highways 

Kaduna Government Forbids Checkpoints on Highways

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna,  North-West,  Nigeria

The Kaduna State Government  has baned mounting of checkpoints on highways.

 The Security Council in an advisory issued is notifying citizens that there are no authorised checkpoints along the Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna-Zaria and Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highways.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Honourable Samuel Aruwan, dated September 4, 2019.

The statement added that citizens are to note that effective immediately, there is no authorized checkpoint on these routes (to and fro) until further notice.

Any person or group of persons observed to be manning checkpoints along these routes at any time must be considered as carrying out illegal operations, and must be treated as such.

Road users are strictly warned not to show compliance with any checkpoint on these routes at this time.

The State Security Council assured the public that the security agencies are conducting operations to rout the criminals and end the menace of banditry on these highways.

The public should immediately report any check points sighted to the Security Operation Centre on the following emergency lines:09034000060, 08170189999

The Kaduna State Security Council requested continuing vigilance by residents, and warns that any conduct, under whatever guise, that threaten to undermine peace and security in the state will be dealt with decisively, in accordance with the law. The statement emphasized