As part of efforts to curtail the activities of bandits within the local areas, the Yobe State government has ordered the immediate closure of three weekly markets in Katarko, Kukareta, and Buni Yadi.
In a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Security Matters to the State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam (Rtd), it was explained that the action was to enable the government, in collaboration with security agencies, to take proactive engagements and consolidate the successes recorded in the ongoing counter-insurgency operation in the state.
According to the statement, the temporary measure is for the safety of lives and property of people in the affected environment.
“Although this decision may come with its attendant consequences, it has, however, become necessary in our collective interest and for the success of the operation,” the statement further added.
He promised that efforts are ongoing to hasten the operation to minimize the pains of the temporary closure of the markets on the well-being of the citizens.
The statement further pleaded for the support of the people in the area in providing useful information about criminals in order to save lives, property, and critical national assets and infrastructure.
