Dutse – The Kiyawa Local Government Council of Jigawa has banned fishing activities in all rivers and streams in the area.
The council’s Information Officer, Malam Balarabe Abdullahi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Dutse.
Abdullahi said that the council’s Caretaker Committee Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Sulaiman, announced the decision after the council’s security meeting on Thursday.
He explained that the action was taken following disputes among fishermen in the area.
The spokesperson quoted the chairman as saying that no fisherman should fish in any of the waters in the area without obtaining permission from the authorities.
The council boss, he added, also urged traditional rulers in the area to continue to ensure peaceful co-existence among residents in their domains. (NAN)