YOLA — Adamawa State Government has banned the operations of the Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria across the 21 Local Government Areas of the State, especially in Demsa, Numan, Lamurde, Guyuk and Shelleng.
A statement by Governor Fintiri’s Press Secretary Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou, said the ban followed reports of abuse of the rules of engagement and lack of regard to the traditional institution and security agencies.
Part of the statement read: “operations and activities of the association in the 5 Local Governments has become a source of concern and insecurity instead of the security it is fashioned to provide.
“The activities of the Professional Hunters Association were capable of causing public disturbance and henceforth should desist from performing any function under the guise of providing security to the public.
“Moree worrisome is the fact that the association operates independent of any security organisation in the 5 Local Government areas, thereby giving room for suspicion of their motive and intentions especially that they operate in uniforms of our security agencies and at odd hours.”
The Governor while emphasising that security is everybody’s business, said no group or anybody will be allowed to take the law into their hands, disrespect to security agencies and the traditional institution.
Fintiri, therefore directed security agencies to ensure that the proscribed Professional Hunters Association adheres to the decision as Government will not fold its arms and watch criminals have their way.
He urges security agencies and traditional institution to collaborate and ensure that peace is maintained across the State before, during, and after the Yuletide and new year festivities.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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