Delta State government has banned scrap metaI scavenging otherwise known as (Iron Condemn) within Asaba, with immediate effect .

The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr. Kingsley Emu, announced this today at Government House, Asaba, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.

Dr. Emu said the ban, which was necessitated by frequently reported cases of vandalism of public facilities by the scavengers, would take effect tomorrow, though strict enforcement would commence on 1st June, 2024.

The SSG clarified that the ban implied that no ‘iron condemn’ cart pusher should operate in any part of the State Capital Territory after May 31, 2024, adding that commercial motorcycle operations had also been prohibited in some parts of the Capital Territory not covered by earlier bans..

He said adequate sensitization campaign would be mounted before the commencement of enforcement, pointing out that the ban was not targeted at any particular tribe, but in the interest of peace and security

Information Commissioner, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza; Works (Highways and Urban roads) Comrade Reuben Izeze ; Works (Rural and Riverine roads) Mr Charles Aniagwu; Higher Education, Prof Tonakare ,also briefed the press, details of which wil come shortly.