Duguri Killings: Bauchi Gov Condoles With families of 23 hunters, others killed by Bandits, donates N95, 000, 000 to next of kins
By Abbas Usman, Bauchi
The Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to wipe out crime and criminality across the state through partnering with all security agencies in the state.
The Governor also announced that government has concluded plan to employ Two thousand, One Hundred local Vigilante personnel aimed at improving local Security across Bauchi State.
The Governor made this public on Thursday when he led delegation of top government officials and Politicians on a condolence visit to sympathize with the communities of Duguri and Duguri Gwana in Alkaleri local government area of the state where bandits recently killed 23 hunters and other innocent Fulani residents in the area.
Governor Bala Mohammed in an address of Condolence to the families of the victims held at the palace of the District Head of Duguri, sympathized with them and urged them to remain steadfast and bear the loss with fortitude, pledging his administration’s continued commitment to security of lives and properties.
He therefore called on the Security chiefs, Traditional Rulers, Traditional tittle holders and all relevant stakeholders to work in close collaboration to tackle the issue of miscreants to ensure safety in their domains.
The Governor attested that the state government is working in synergy with the office of the National Security Adviser to get to the genesis of the reemergence of banditry activities in the area.
In his humanitarian and sympathetic nature that made him a people Oriented Governor, he pronounced the donation of 95 Million Naira to support the bereaved families and assured that 300 hundred Vigilantes will be employed into the state civil service in the next few Months.
In their separate remarks the district heads of Duguri, Alhaji Adamu Duguri and the district head of Gwana, Alhaji Ahmed Sani Adamu Jumba commended the state government’s determination in improving community security, pledging to complement the state governments efforts to achieve optimum results.
The state Commissioner of Police Sani-Omolori Aliyu, explained that under his watch, the State Command of the Nigeria Police has intensified community engagement to address communal crisis.
The Bauchi Police Command Boss who was represented at the occasion by the Deputy commissioner of Police DSP Ahmed Hassan emphasized the importance of joint operations in combating crime and criminality in the society.
He commended Governor Bala Mohammed, for working day in day out in collaboration with all security agencies in the state to ensure Peace and stability in the state.
Earlier the Chairman Alkaleri local government area, Major Garba Hassan Bajama rtd. appreciated Governor Bala Mohammed for his concern and Swift response to the reemergence of Security challenges in the area, which he described as fruitful.
