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Army Steps Into Growing Crime Rate In Kogi, To Deploy Special Force

Tukur Buratai YusufWorried by the growing crime rate in Kogi state, the Nigerian Army has concluded arrangement to deploy special force to control the rate.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-General Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday said, when he paid paid a courtesy vistl on Governor Yahaya Bello at the Government House in Lokoja.

The army chief said that the special troops would be deployed to the affected areas in the state, adding: “I want to assure you that very soon we will deploy special forces to the state.

“That is why I came here with the Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison; he is getting them ready and by Monday they should be on ground.

“They will come with their vehicles; they will come with their sustenance, so very soon they will come in and begin the operation.”

Buratai expressed regrets that previous efforts to contain insecurity in the state had failed even as he assured the people of the state of the army’s commitment to tackling the security challenge.

He commended the efforts of other security agencies in the state in checking insecurity.

Responding, Yahaya Bello decried the rising cases of kidnapping and armed banditry in some parts of the state, adding that the situation was deteriorating as new cases of kidnapping were being reported on a daily basis.

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Governor Yahaya Bello solicited the support of the Federal Government to help rid the state of criminals.

“With the support of the military and other security agencies in the state, the security situation in the state improved tremendously.

” But the situation has changed.  Recently, new cases are reported on a daily basis and this is frustrating. It is so bad that some travellers who hitherto pass through the state have started running away from the state.

”That is why we are soliciting the assistance of the Federal Government to help us with equipment and the force to clear the hills and forest where they are hiding.”

Governor Yahaya said that the state government had adopted measures to improve the situation in the state.

The governor said the state government recently launched a security awareness campaign known as “Operation Know Your Neighbour.’’

He emphasized the need for citizens to be conscious of happenings around them.

Bello added that all buildings linked to any kidnap kingpin would be demolished.

(NAN). [myad]

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