May 22, (THEWILL) – The North-West APC Youth Development Group has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration on successes recorded against security challenges in Sokoto State and beyond.
The group’s Zonal Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Maigari, stated this at the end of the party stakeholders meeting held in Sokoto.
Maigari described the fight against banditry and other criminalities bedevilling the nation as a serious threat to the lives and properties of citizens, saying that despite the continued challenges of these irritant criminals who maimed and attacked innocent people in the rural areas, security in Sokoto State has greatly improved due to presidential efforts.
“We must look at the other way of the success recorded so far, especially within some few months that attracted our commendation to Mr. President.
“Tinubu, through his gigantic efforts, has ensured the safety of lives and properties as he increased the military operations, manpower and logistics to fight these bandits up to their enclaves. Such efforts must be acknowledged, which has encouraged the majority of our people to return to their places of abode and farms,” Maigari said.
The Zonal Chairman stressed that normalcy has improved people’s well-being and allowed them to prepare for another way of living going by the peaceful atmosphere created by the security operatives.
“We are witnessing the reduction of attacks and kidnapping of people in many places in our state, specifically Goronyo, Rabah, Illela, Wurno, Gudu, Kebbe, Tureta and some other areas of the state that have hitherto become centre of banditry activities.
“Although some people are still experiencing banditry challenges in Sabon Birni and Isa Local Government Areas, it was a result of the influx of Bello Turji’s group.
“We are still requesting the military to intensify their operations in the areas and expressed appreciation over their commitments,” he added
The group further expressed appreciation to the Office of the National Security Adviser, Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu, and Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, over their intensified attention, particularly on the continued air and ground military operations in many of the bandits’ enclaves in the eastern part of the state.
Maigari noted that as a result of such operations, people have seen tremendous improvement in the success of the fight against insecurity and the weakening of their activities in Sokoto State.
“We are optimistic that if state governors, along with other stakeholders in the security sector, cooperate fully, according to the necessary synergy between them along with the Federal Government, issues of insecurity will drastically reduce or become a history,” Maigari added
According to him, the operational conduct of the military and police both on air and ground has yielded positive impacts in reducing such fear among people as well as destroying many bandits’ enclaves.
“While we assure our support to the President for the continued good work in our region and nation at large, we pray for his success all the time in remote areas that have greater hope of having a good future for the people,” he added.
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