Kogi: Lokoja council boss orders demolition of building harbouring criminals

The Chairman of the Transition Committee for Lokoja Local Government Area, Abdullahi Adamu, has issued an order for the demolition of a simple building suspected to be a hideout for criminals in the Lokoja metropolis.

It was reported by DAILY POST that the structure, located in the Old Market area, a suburb of Lokoja metropolis, was dismantled on Tuesday afternoon by the local government vigilante team.

The chairman stated that the building posed a security risk to residents who believed it harbored hardcore criminals engaged in the sale of illegal drugs.

“During the operation, a significant quantity of Cannabis sativa, commonly known as Indian hemp, was found in the unfinished building, along with several youths caught smoking the substance. Lokoja will not tolerate being a sanctuary for hardened criminals in Kogi State. We will eradicate them from their hiding spots,” Adamu declared.

Speaking at the site, Alhaji Isa Baba Nasidi, the Hakimi of Ward ‘D’ in Lokoja, urged citizens to remain vigilant and alert to suspicious individuals in their surroundings.

He emphasized that the demolition of the building would discourage those contemplating criminal activities in the Lokoja metropolis.