Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, the state Commissioner for Information, made the announcement on Friday.
The roads are as follows: Colony to Lambar Boko Road, Bakura to Lambar Damri Road, Mayanchi-Daki Takwas to Gummi Road, Daki Takwas to Zuru Road, Kucheri-Bawaganga-Wanke Road, Magami to Dangulbi Road, and Gusau to Magami Road.
Dosara stated that, in light of the recent spate of attacks on some communities in some local government areas of the state, as well as the rising cases of kidnapping in the state, the government had considered and approved some measures to reduce insecurity in the state.
Dosara said, “Government is saddened and worried about the resurgence of the activities of bandits and the recent killings of some innocent people in Gusau, Tsafe, Gummi, Bukkuyum, Anka Bungudu, Maru, Maradun and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas.”
Other measures include the closure of the local governments of Anka, Bukkuyum, and Gummi, as well as towns and villages such as Yarkofoji, Birnin Tudu, Rini, Gora Namaye, Janbako, Faru, Kaya, Boko, and Mada.
He added, “All movements are henceforth restricted in the aforementioned local governments and towns. Security personnel have been directed to deal ruthlessly with anybody found violating the restriction order. The state government also considered closing down the markets at Danjibga and Bagega.”
Dosara went on to say that the government felt it was necessary at this point to impose some stringent measures that could inadvertently harm people. However, the measures were said to be aimed at limiting the bandits’ recent excesses, with the overall goal of crippling their ability to attack communities.
According to the state police command’s spokesman, SP Muhammad Shehu, the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Kolo Yusuf, had patrolled the entire Gusau-Yandoto-Tsafe-Funtua Road to assess the security challenges.
Shehu stated that the CP also supervised some strategic points where additional police tactical squads were operationally deployed to ensure the safety of travellers along the route.
During the patrol, the Commissioner of Police also identified some strategic locations along the road, which were immediately fortified with the deployment of Police Tactical Operatives from the Command’s Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), and Anti-Violence Squad.
During the patrol, the CP also paid visits to Yandoto Divisional Headquarters and police operatives stationed along the Yandoto-Mada road, where he praised their determination to protect the area’s villages and communities and urged them to be more alert to their responsibilities.
