Nasir El-Rufai, governor of
Kaduna, says he is confident that the Abuja-Kaduna road is safe for use.
El-Rufai, who spoke after meeting
with President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, hinged his confidence on
initiatives, he said, are being taken by the police.
The governor, however, said he is
not willing to give details of the measures.
According to him, the route,
which has become notorious for activities by kidnappers and bandits, will
remain safe as long as the initiatives remain in place.
He added that despite the efforts
of the security agencies to restore sanity to the route, “only God can
guarantee total safety”.
“I came to see Mr. President, to
brief him on the general security situation in Kaduna, which I do from time to
time,” el-Rufai said.
“And also to update him on the
various initiatives by the Inspector-General of Police, SSS and the Armed
Forces, with a view to improving the security situation in Kaduna in general,
and particularly along the Kaduna-Abuja Road.
“I want to say here that the
initiatives put in place have made the road quite safe now. Anyone can get on
that road now.
“I don’t want to go into details
of the measures that have already been put in place, but I’m confident of the
security measures in place now, so that anyone can be confident to get on the
Abuja-Kaduna road now.”
The Senate had last week
described the Abuja-Kaduna expressway as the most dangerous road in Africa due
to the activities of kidnappers and armed bandits operating on the highway.
“If you believe everything that
comes out of Nigerian Senate you will have serious mental health problems,” the
governor said.
“There are things that are said
there that are just for the gallery, for the media. I didn’t know what
statistics that were used to determine that the Kaduna-Abuja road is the most
dangerous anywhere.
“I like facts, I like using
figures. I wish the people that said that would use figures. But I am saying
that no matter what anyone said, last week, I am assuring Nigerians that the
Kaduna -Abuja road is quite safe now and would be so long as the initiates put
in place by the various security agencies, details of which I am not willing to
disclose.
“Only God can guarantee total
safety. But I am saying as the governor of the state based on the security measures
put in place, I am confident that the road is safe and I drive on that road.”
“I am confident that the Abuja-Kaduna Road is now safe, based on the various measures now put in place by the security agencies.” — @GovKaduna @elrufai to State House Press Corps just now. He’s just finished briefing the President on security situation in the State #AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/n4hznWGbHl— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) May 13, 2019
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