As the dreadful Lakurawa bandits continued their incessant attack on Kebbi State communities along Nigeria and Niger boundary, Governor Nasir Idris has requested the Nigerian Defence Headquarters to establish a Military Operational Base (MOB) at the border.
He said that the request has become imperative in view of the recently employed hit and run attack tactics being used by the bandits.
Comrade Idris, who was visibly disturbed by the recent devastating effects of the bandits’ activities in the villages at the border, disclosed his next line of action when he granted the audience to the residents of Gesse ll Housing, Birnin Kebbi at his residence, Wednesday night.
This was contained in a statement by Abdullahi Idris Sadaukin Zuru, Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to Kebbi State Governor.
Having returned from the affected villages shortly before the meeting, he announced that ” i have just called the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa and humbly requested for the immediate establishment of a Military Operational Base at the border.
According to him, ” the bandits have been attacking innocent villagers in Arewa local government, killing dozens of people, destroying houses and carting away valuable properties then rushed back to the neighbouring Sokoto state and Niger Republic.”
Comrade Governor Idris said that although he’s satisfied with the effort being made by the joint security taskforce, the newly introduced tactics require a new approach with more personnel and sophisticated weapons.
Already, the Governor disclosed that additional four Hillux vehicles have been given to the joint task force for a revised strategic operation stressing that the major responsibility of any responsible government is to protect the lives and properties of the people “I am fully committed to that, at all cost and by all means.”
While the government commences stock-taking of the properties lost in Birnin Debe, Dan Marke, and Tambo villages, internally displaced people camp (IDP) has been established at
In brief remarks, the leader of the Gesse ll residents Alhaji Muhammadu Dan’atto, Mayanan Gwandu said they were at the Governor’s residence to thank him for fulfilling his pledge of providing streetlight, additional road project and building of Islamiya school.
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