The Rivers State Government has demolished two hotels in the state for violating the lockdown order in the state.

The affected hotels are Prodest Hotel in Alode and Etemeteh Hotel in Onne both in Eleme Local Government Area  of the state.

They were demolished three days after Governor Wike directed officials of the Local Government Task Force to identify hotels operating during the lockdown for demolition.

The governor, who inaugurated the task force on Thursday last week at the Government House in Port Harcourt, had also asked the officials to identify erring beer parlours.

“Government has no alternative but to apply the Executive Order which I signed before the lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt,” Wike tweeted.

“I called all the Traditional Rulers and Council Chairmen and told them to ensure that no hotel operates in the State.

“We are not saying it will be forever. This is for now, so that we know where we are. To reduce the cases and check the spread.

“We said if any hotel operates, Government will bring down that hotel. We are doing what we have told people that we are going to do.”