With a pledge to use advanced military equipment and surveillance devices to combat banditry, President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate review of security operations in Katsina State.
The president made the statement while addressing a delegation of top Katsina citizens led by Governor Dikko Radda at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday.
Tinubu defended the country’s security challenges as being manageable, adding that the Federal Government is considering establishing state police and upgrading forest guards to improve local security.
Tinubu emphasized the need for security personnel who are knowledgeable about the state’s security operations and the local environment.
“We can overcome the security challenges that we face,” he said. I’ve instructed all security agencies to work up more energy and examine the strategies I just released. The President stated that the additional drone acquisition has been approved.
He continued, noting that his administration would consider creating state police in its entirety and was reviewing every aspect of security.
See the following statement in its entirety:
Press release from STATEHOUSE
PRESIDENT TINUBU DIRECTS IMMEDIATE REVIEW OF FOREST GUARD UPGRADE, ASSURES OF STATE POLICE, AND SECURITY OPERATIONS IN KATSINA.
In order to stop the recent spate of attacks on innocent citizens by bandits, President Bola Tinubu stated on Tuesday in Abuja that the armed forces would deploy more sophisticated military equipment and surveillance equipment in Katsina State.
The President addressed the State House to a delegation of prominent state residents led by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, who stated that the federal government would take into account the state police’s operations and to properly equip the recently deployed forest guards.
President Tinubu, who decried the politicization of proposed state police, said the need for security in some states will call for the deployment of organizations that are knowledgeable about the people’s terrain and their unique culture and have a strong network at the grassroots.
“We can overcome the security challenges that we face,” he said. We do indeed have porous borders. We inherited flaws that could have been fixed earlier. We must address this issue, which we are currently facing.
I’ve instructed all security agencies to work up more energy and examine the strategies I just issued. He continued, “We have approved the additional acquisition of drones.”
The President also gave daily updates on Katsina’s operations.
I need to establish a state police because I’m reviewing every aspect of security. We are examining that in a whole. We can get rid of insecurities. Our children, our population, our way of life, our places of worship, and our outdoor spaces must be protected. The President continued, “They can’t intimidate us.”
The President assured the world’s leading figures that Muhammadu Buhari would be remembered for posterity, keeping his promise.
We all suffer because of President Buhari’s loss, which we have all experienced. God Almighty has done what he has already done, but in a good way. The most crucial thing was that he left behind a defeated nation and a battered political system, not a defeated nation and a failed political system.
We just need to pray that Almighty Allah will grant him Aljannah Firdausi and enable the rest of us to stand up and lead Nigeria forward. To move forward in success rather than to look back in sorrow.
If the other parties had won the elections, “it would have been regretful.” The President noted that there are no other things he would have liked besides the Presidency and Katsina State intact.
The Governor of Katsina State thanked the governor for his ongoing support for the state, which included the appointment of indigenous peoples in key positions in the state and the construction of infrastructure.
There has never been a time I approached the President with a request that he rejected, and I would like to thank you very much.
“We appreciate your sharing with Katsina, Mr. President. You are truly the State of Katsina. You first visited and spent a night in Katsina, as I recall. For the privilege, we thank you.
He said, “We are here again, Mr. President, and I am aware of the state’s problems.”
According to Radda, the state would require more assistance in the fields of infrastructure, youth empowerment, and security.
Former governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, thanked the president for hosting a “true state funeral” in a vote of thanks.
Masari assured the president of the state’s commitment.
Sen. Ibrahim Ida, the governor of Katsina, praised President Tinubu’s efforts to bring the state’s Kano-Maradi Rail project and other infrastructure projects to completion in his remarks.
According to Ida, the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport needed to be upgraded to increase usage.
He claimed that the federal government should provide more security support to Katsina, particularly in the southern region.
The former President was honored by having him buried in a state cemetery, which the Waziri of Kastina also thanked.
Source: Channels TV
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