Gov Nasiru Idris Presents 27 Vehicles To Security Agencies In Birni Kebbi
Governor Nasiru Idris of Kebbi state has presented 27 vehicles comprising Toyota Land cruisers and Hilux jeeps to security agencies in the state to support and ease the movement of security personnel as they tackle security challenges
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The beneficiaries are the Nigerian Army, the Police, DSS, Civil Defence and the Vigilante group.
While handing over the new vehicles to heads of security agencies at the Government House , Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, the governor said the Police were given 10 vehicles while the Army got 6, DSS 4 and Civil Defence 3.
The governor’s Security Adviser and the Vigilante Commander in the state also got 1 vehicle each.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by Dr Nasiru Idris’ Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yahaya Sarki noted that the presentation of vehicles to the security agencies would make them show more commitment to protection of lives and property in the state.
‘We are making history again today because we are handing over 27 vehicles to security agencies in Kebbi state and this has N2 billion as the project cost’ he said.
The governor added that security agencies had complained that for many years they were not given vehicles by previous administrations to support their efforts to tackle insecurity in the state.
‘For this, we now find it necessary to procure 27 vehicles for them. We will also support them with other logistics and fuelling of the vehicles’ he said.
The Commissioner of Police, Kebbi state Command, Chris Aimionowane who spoke on behalf of other heads of security agencies in the state, assured the governor that the vehicles would be used to tackle banditry and other criminalities in the state.
‘We will use it to patrol the hotspots and hideouts of the bandits’ he said.
The event was attended by the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Umar Abubakar Tafida, Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, Head of Service, Alhaji Sufyanu Garba Bena, Commissioners, Special Advisers and APC leaders and supporters-Team@orientactualmags.com
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