Zamfara state government has called on all hoteliers in the state to scrutinise their guests by means of valid identification before admitting them into their hotels.
Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle stated this at a statewide broadcast, Tuesday.
He said the step is part of an expanded security council meeting decisions on Monday in Gusau, the state capital.
“The measure is to checkmate terrorists and criminals as part of the government’s efforts to tackle insecurity in the state, as government is very much concerned over use of hotels by terrorists and criminals to perpetrate their heinous activities in the state,” he stated.
Governor Matawalle cautioned that any hotelier found violating the new order will have his hotel shut down and prosecuted according to the executive order recently signed.
The marathon expanded Security Council meeting which lasted for eight hours also considered enforcing restrictions on motorcycle movement in the state capital and environs from 9pm till dawn.
Matawalle ordered security agencies to shoot at sight any motorcycle rider who violates the order and refuse to stop at security check points within the designated areas.
“This measure was taken by the Security Council following reports on the use of motorcycles by bandits and other criminals to perpetrate their criminal activities within the state capital and it’s outskirts,” he said.
Governor Matawalle enjoined citizens of the state to be vigilant in their localities and report to security agencies any suspicious persons or strange movements in their respective communities.
