The Kogi State Government has announced sweeping security measures in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, including a ban on commercial motorcycle operations in parts of Bunu District, the closure of markets, restrictions on fuel sales, and a statewide prohibition on night travel on state-owned roads after 7 p.m.
Kingsley Femi Fanwo, commissioner for Information and Communications, while announcing the measures said it aimed at cutting off supply routes to criminal elements currently under pressure from ongoing military and security operations in the area.
According to the government, the decision followed a review of security operations in Bunu District after the recent attack on Iluke community, which security forces successfully repelled. Authorities said intelligence reports indicate that several attackers were neutralised while others sustained injuries and remain trapped in forested locations as clearance operations continue.
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To prevent fleeing criminals from accessing food, water, fuel, medication and other essential supplies, the government imposed an immediate ban on the use of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, across designated hinterland corridors in Bunu District.
