Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has revealed his intentions to hire 7,000 young people to assist security agencies in combating insecurity.
According to him, the development was further necessitated by the fact that “security agencies are lacking the boots” in their bid to tackle insecurity.
“And of course, they need the support of our local vigilance service. As of today, we have only 2,000 but we are recruiting another 7,000 to make them 9,000,” the former lawmaker explained. “And I am happy both the commissioner of police, the director of DSS, and even the GOC here in Kaduna, are all involved in making sure that all our vigilance service is having adequate training. We are using the police college to train them and that is very key.”
Subsequently, the governor mentioned that the state government is collaborating with religious organizations and other stakeholders to eliminate criminal activities in the state. Furthermore, discussions are underway with other northern governors to devise effective strategies to address the issue of insecurity.
“As I am speaking with you, we are on the same page. We are trying our best to make sure we have a joint operation,” he said.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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