By Saidu Idris
365Daily – The Akwa Ibom state government has warned that henceforth, it will shut down hotels and other entertainment centers linked with cult and criminal activities.
The state government said the decision was informed by credible intelligence that some hotel owners and proprietors of entertainment centers have given their premises to cult groups and other criminal gangs to use as their base.
This warning was conveyed in a statement in Uyo, the state capital, on Thursday, July 15, 2021, by Comrade Ini Ememobong, Akwa Ibom state Commissioner for Information & Strategy.
The commissioner disclosed that the “Ministry of Culture and Tourism and security agencies have set up a monitoring team to enforce this order.”
He urged the public, especially proprietors of hotels and places of entertainment to take note and act accordingly.