The Oyo State Government on Friday clamped down on brothels operating in residential areas to curb their influence on young persons.
The state Commissioner for Environment and Habitat, Mr. Lowo Obisesan, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan that the action was to discourage brothels from operating in residential areas.
“Operating brothels in residential areas shows irresponsibility on the part of the owners, who do not care about the impact on children, who are exposed to such acts of indecency. “Reports from the affected communities have reached us as parents abhor the acts of immodesty shown to their children as the result of the existence of such brothels.
“Brothels should never be located in residential areas. This is illegal and we will not tolerate it. We will go round the state and ensure that anybody operating such centres will be brought to book,” Obisesan said.
On the distribution of relief materials to affected flood victims of last year, he said plans were underway to distribute to all concerned before end of the third quarter.
“The donations are already being used in the reconstruction of affected bridges, roads and drainages, and the relief materials will get to all concerned before the end of March,” he said. Obisesan also said that mobile courts would be set up in all the 33 local government areas in the state to handle all cases pertaining to the environment.