 Also in the news, Governor Bala Mohamed of Balchi State on Tuesday accused some members of the traditional institution in the state have been compromised, thereby pausing threats to the lives and property of the people. The governor made the accusation in Darazul local government area of the state while distributing some empowerment items and cash to youths and women in the area. He warned that henceforth anyone found wanting would be seriously dealt with, adding that the state government would no longer tolerate any compromise that would keep in danger in the lives and property of its citizens. Mohamed assured that the government was prepared to flush out all the people sponsoring or aiding criminality in the state.