Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago of Niger State has directed security agencies to arrest individuals found with dreadlocks or firearms across the state.
The governor, who gave the directive at a security stakeholders’ meeting in Minna, the state capital, said: “anybody that you find with dreadlock, arrest him, barb his hair and fine him.
“Nobody should carry any kind of haircut again inside here. I have given you marching order, the security agencies, any boy, anybody you find with a weapon, deal with him as an armed robber.”
To parents, the governor said: “So warn your children, warn your wards.”
The meeting was attended by traditional rulers, law enforcement officials, and community leaders. The meeting held in response to a recent surge in violence and criminal activity.
