Kogi To Crackdown On Landlords Renting Houses To ‘Yahoo Yahoo Boys’

By Akinwale Kasali

In a move to curb crime in the State, the Kogi State Government has vowed to clamp down on landlords harbouring Yahoo Boys in the State.

Abanika Taiye, Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in the State disclosed the plans by the Governor Usman Ododo-led Kogi State Government during a press briefing ahead of a two-day symposium of stakeholders in Housing and Urban Development in the State.

Taiye noted that it was appalling that some property owners were sabotaging the efforts of the government at ridding the State of crimes and criminalities by accommodating individuals who have questionable sources of income.

According to him, the Government was coming up with a new policy through a bill in the House of Assembly to checkmate the alleged exploitation and excesses of property owners in the State.

This, he said, would help reduce the burden on residents who over the years had been yearning for a workable policy to regulate the housing sector.

He said: “The Kogi State Government is creating awareness by bringing all the relevant stakeholders on board in the building sector for a robust dialogue in which we will come out with a blueprint that will serve as a guideline for the provision of houses for our people.

Policy and law is very important in any organization or ministry. When it is made and strictly adhered to, the government will be able to check the excesses of property owners or landlords in the State.

“Our ministry has already put in place policies and measures that will check the excesses of property owners in Kogi State”.