Following the kidnapping of over two hundred and eighty students in the Kuriga area of the state Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani says there’s a need to create state police, as vigilantes are ill-equipped to face bandits who carry sophisticated weapons.
This is coming on the heels of insecurity in the state as eighty-seven persons were also reportedly abducted last Sunday in Kajuru Local Government Area.
Speaking during a televised monitored interview on Monday, Uba Sani called for the establishment of state police to fight bandits.
His words: “Vigilante service cannot hold anything more than pump actions, and these bandits, they come around with AK-47s and even more sophisticated weapons. That is where we are.”
“And in any case, that is the reason why some of us are insisting that we need to create state police. When you create state police, you will give the state police the legal authority through our constitution to hold firearms, including AK-47s. Then those communities can defend themselves.”
“But until this moment, the vigilante service can only work with the military. They can only work with the police and all the relevant security agencies to help them with intelligence.”
Commiserating with the governor, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, says the military is working tirelessly to free the students, assuring Nigerians that the security forces would expose those behind the evil machinations and bring them to justice.
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