Insecurity: Zamfara spends N35bn on logistics, assistance to victims
The Zamfara State Government on Tuesday said it spent N35 billion to provide logistics, allowances for security agencies, and assist attack victims in the state.
He expressed appreciation to Mrs Buhari for the gesture of the federal government under the leadership of President Muhammad Buhari. “We have been supporting by providing logistics and allowance to security agencies, we have spent over N20 billion in this regard. “Each of the families of the deceased, received N500, 000 and N250, 000 for each of the injured person,
“As of 2013 we had only 27 men from the military, now we have about 4,000, before, we had only one Battalion Ammunition Depot later the federal government established 223 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, 207 Quick Response Unit, 1 Brigades of the Nigerian Army and later a GOC unit.
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