The Kano State Government has ordered all scrap material dealers to immediately halt bringing their products from states in the North-East region.
The ban followed recent bomb explosions linked to shipments from the area.
Commissioner for Security in the state, Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Umaru (retd) announced the directive on Wednesday in Kano.
Umaru said the measure became necessary after investigations linked a recent explosives which detonated in Kano, killing five people and injuring several others to concealed explosives within scrap consignments from the region that has faced prolonged insurgency.
“This directive is a preventive measure to protect the lives and property of our citizens,” he said. “All dealers in scrap materials are hereby instructed to immediately stop importing such items from the North-East. Anyone found violating this order will face the full weight of the law.”
“We are not banning the business of scrap entirely, but bringing them in from high-risk zones without thorough scrutiny endangers everyone,” Umaru said.
He maintained that the suspension of such imports would remain in force until further notice.
