Kebbi State Government has denied a report from an online media outlet (not TRIBUNE ONLINE) claiming that bandits are in control of many Local Government Areas in the State.
The State Deputy Governor, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida, who denied this report at a press conference Tuesday, described the report as a pure figment of imagination by the publisher.
He was emphatic that the state government has strengthened security measures across communities against any security breach since the report on the presence of Lakurawa in the two sister States of Sokoto and Kebbi.
The Depury Governor recalled that bandits and not Lakaruwa attacked Mera village in Augie Local Government Area, tragically resulting in the death of 17 heroic youths of the town who confronted the gunmen, also inflicting fatal injury on some of the attackers.
Following the incident, the State Government, along with National Assembly members and ministers from Kebbi, provided significant financial support to the victims’ families.
Pointing out that Governor Nasir Idris donated N50 million, Senator Bagudu N30 million, National legislators N10 million, while the Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, donated N2.5 million.
The Deputy Governor further stated that a high powered delegation sent to meet with the Chief of Defence Staff to address the situation has held fruitful discussions with the CDS to combat the menace.
The delegation. headed by former Kebbi State Governor and Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, include Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah; APC National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu; and former Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Nasiru Junju.
Senator Tafida assured the people of Kebbi that the government remained committed to protecting their lives and property, urging the citizenry to collaborate with security operatives to bring an end to banditry and other forms of criminality.
