Gombe state’s governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has commanded the immediate closure of all nightclubs, popularly referred to as “Gala Houses.”
Security agencies were told to strictly enforce the order in a statement released on Monday, August 28, by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi.
According to Njodi, the decision was made as a result of numerous public complaints about the persistent immoral, criminal, and security violations occurring in these nightclubs.
The Gala Houses that are impacted include, among others, Jami’a Gidan Wanka at Mile 3 Yola Road in Gombe, White House Theatre (Babban Gida) at New Mile 3 Yola Road in Gombe, Gidan Lokaci General Merchant at Mile 3 Reservoir Road in Gombe, and Farin Gida Entertainment II at Wuro Karal, Kalshingi Road in Gombe.