Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered with an immediate effect ban on the sale of petrol in filling stations across Bama Local Government Area, including Bama town and Banki.
In a statement on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dauda Iliya, said the ban was issued after due consultations with security agencies in the state and is aimed at addressing the prevailing security challenges in the state.
The Governor warned that anyone found violating the directive would face the full weight of the law, stressing that the action is part of the state government’s strategic response to counter insurgency operations.
The statement reads in part: “I have directed the immediate ban on the sale of petrol in Bama town, Banki, and other parts of Bama Local Government Area with immediate effect.
“Let me make it clear—there will be no sacred cows in the enforcement of this ban. Security agencies have been given strict orders to clamp down on any filling station or individual contravening this directive. Anyone found culpable will be dealt with accordingly”.
Governor Zulum reiterated his administration’s commitment to restoring lasting peace in the state and called for the support and cooperation of citizens in the ongoing fight against insurgency.
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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