Niger State Government Ban Sales And Consumption Of Alcohol

Suleja and eight other local government areas in the state will no longer be able to sell or consume alcohol, according to plans announced by the Niger State Government

The ban would take effect on January 1, 2024, according to a statement released on Monday and signed by board secretary Ibrahim Muhammad Bonu.

The statement also disclosed that relocation letters would be served to certain beer establishments in the state capital of Minna, directing them to relocate outside the city and within an eight-kilometer radius of the state post office.

Mr. Bonu stated that Suleja is one of the nine local government areas that are on the first schedule of the prohibited areas, and he called on all vendors to follow the applicable current laws that established the board.

As a result, he cautioned board employees against engaging in illicit activity and approaching beer parlor owners for payment, threatening to take legal action against any employees who were found to be deficient.

He said, “We are calling on all vendors to abide by the relevant extant laws establishing the board.”

“The law establishing the board has the mandate to control the activities of all liquor vendors in the state and therefore, nine local government areas were on the first schedule of the prohibited areas, and Suleja happens to be among them, and as such, the board will ensure strict compliance with the law.”