Musa Na Allah Sokoto
The wanton Killings and abduction of innocent people by bandits and other criminal gangs have prompted Sokoto State Government to convey stakeholders meeting of who’s who in the security matters of the state.
The State Commissioner for Careers and Security, Colonel Garba Moyi rtd. while highlighting efforts made to contain the challenge of insecurity said government provided logistics and other working tools to security outfits in the state.
He said the state government provided 470 vehicles and 370 motorcycles for daily patrol and surveillance of bandits and other criminals terrorizing the people of the state.
The retired colonel who served in the Niger Delta during his military career also said 50 trucks loads of Rice and other foodstuffs were made available to citizens of the state who for fear of bandits attacked fled the state to find refuge in Maradi Niger republic.
According to Moyi, 260 houses were also allocated to the officers and men of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army as part of the state’s government effort to ease their accommodation challenge.
He said allowances were also made available and paid to all security personnel who were on daily patrol of the bandit prone local government areas of the state.
Governor Tambuwal while rounding up the meeting, set up a committee under the Chairmanship of the Sultan Alhaji Muhamnadu Sa’ad Abubakar III to deliberate and come up with a resolution on how best to tackle security challenges in the state which would be finally tendered before President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the stakeholders consultative meeting came at a better time when all heads of security outfits and chairmen and members of various security committees at the National Assembly were in attendance including members of the state Assembly and state executive councils.
Former Governor of the State, Attahiru Bafarawa who was in attendance presented his good will message while calling on stakeholders to braze up for the challenge ahead.
“we have to be sincere to ourselves and tell each other the bitter truth to avoid politicizing the issue of security.
“we have suffered so much and we have lost our loved ones and the economy of our rural populace have been crippled and it will take years to recover.
“Security matter is not something that can be discussed in public, it should be made out of public ears and eyes.
“Whoever has something to contribute should put it in writing and in form of memorandum to be presented to the committee when it commences sitting,” he advised.
In his contribution, the state NBA Chairman, Barrister Sambo Muhammad said the representative of the victims of the attacks should be a member of any committee to be established by the state government.
He said doing so, the internally displaced persons (IDPs) would feel a sense of belonging and it would make them to believe that government is really concern about their predicaments.
