Following the reported cases of
kidnapping and security challenges on Abuja-Kaduna road, Kaduna State Governor,
Mallam Nasir El-rufai said the police and other security agencies were
reinforcing their presence on the major expressways leading in and out of the
state.
A statement on Tuesday afternoon
by Senior Special Assistant to Governor Elrufai on Media and Publicity, Mr.
Samuel Aruwan said ” this was announced following a meeting of the Kaduna State
Security Council summoned today by Malam Nasir El-Rufai to assess the situation
on the Kaduna-Abuja and Kaduna-Birnin Gwari roads. ”
”Governor El-Rufai presided over
the meeting via teleconference from Dakar, Senegal, where he accompanied
President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to him, “Present at the
meeting were Brigadier General OJ. Akpor, Garrison Commander I Division, Air
Commodore I. Sani, Base Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police AT Abdullahi,
State Director Department of State Services, Ahmed Idris Koya.
Others included, Modu Bunu,
Commandant Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Secretary to the State
Government, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, DIG Murtala Abbas, Special Adviser on
Internal Security, Adamu Mansur, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs and
Special Services and Samuel Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant, Media and
Publicity.
His words, “The Kaduna State
Security Council appealed for calm, assuring citizens plying the Abuja-Kaduna
and Kaduna-Birnin Gwari roads of robust security patrols on the resolutions
adopted for immediate implementation”
“The meeting assured residents
that the government will continue to partner with security agencies operating
in the state towards the protection of life and property of the citizenry.
Further details of the meeting were not made public to avoid undermining
security measures.
“The Security Council released
the following helplines for citizens to contact security agencies: 09034000060,
08170189999.”
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