We Are Under Siege, Please Help Us, Niger Governor Begs Military

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By; BALA B. BITRUS, Minna
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has sought the assistance of the Nigerian Army to help the state in stamping out dangerous criminal gangs of kidnappers, armed bandits, cattle thieves and other dangerous elements whose blood chilling activities in parts of the state have become great source of concern.
Governor Sani Bello pleaded that the military should come up with counter offensive strategies to route out all the criminals who have taken over parts of the state, killing, maiming defenceless citizens, stealing and destroying the economy of citizens.
The governor spoke in Minna while receiving the new Commander of the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command, (TRADOC) Major General Adeku Ademoh Salihu in his office during the later’s visit to the Government House.
Governor Sani Bello noted that criminal activities in the country by some self centred, lawless persons have taken new, worrisome dimensions posing grave threats to internal security to lives and properties and painting the country in bad image.
He therefore enlisted the help of the military to intervene and synergise along with other security agencies in the country to ensure that together they evolve practical approaches to deal with the rising tides of criminal activities by elements who have masterminded unacceptable life styles and means of livelihood.
Governor Sani Bello decried the increasing wave of security challenges in the state and noted that since criminally minded people were always coming out with different methods to unleash terror on innocent citizens, the state must device ways to wreck havoc on such society’s misfits and undesirable elements.
He said in dealing with such security challenges, all security apparatuses must be deployed to crack down on the criminal networks that have been making life unbearable for citizens.
The governor assured the military of the state government’s support in implementing whatever strategy it would come up with in arresting the terrible development. ”We are committed to ensuring that the lives and properties of our citizens are secured. We will support your efforts to help us curb these criminal gangs whose onslaughts against the country is causing us sleeplessness” he said.
The new TRADOC Commander, Major General Adeku Ademoh Salihu commended governor Sani Bello for his determination to ensure security to lives and properties of citizens in the state.
Major General Salihu assured the governor of the cooperation of the military to rid the state of criminal gangs operating in parts of the state.

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