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| The vehicles donated by Yobe State Government to Police |
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has launched a police rapid squad in Yobe State to respond quickly to emerging security threats in the state.
The Governor who played host to the Inspector general of Police, Mohammed Adamu Abubakar regretted that Yobe is still vulnerable insurgents attacks through the neighbouring states hence the need to clear those threats.
Named; Haba Maza, the squad is charged with checking the rising cases of criminality, banditry, rape, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other crimes in the state.
“As we all know, insurgents still periodically infiltrate from neighbouring states to carry out attacks against our people. Other criminals also commit other forms of crime, including armed robbery and cattle rustling.
“As we move to a post-insurgency era, we also face emergent and continuing security challenges, such as incidences of rape, kidnapping, homicide, and conflict between farmers and pastoralists.
“It is clear – we cannot make meaningful socio-economic progress while these security challenges persist. We have to confront them.
“It is for this reason that we thought it was necessary to work together with the Nigerian Police to set up a rapid response squad that could deploy anywhere in the state to tackle these challenges and threats.
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| Gov. Buni with IGP Mohammed Adamu, CP Yobe, DIG Operations, deputy gov. Idi Barde Guban and Speaker, Yobe House of Assemly in Damaturu |
“We are naming this rapid response squad as ‘Haba Maza Squad’.
“We know that the officers and men of the Nigerian Police and other security agencies are gallant men and women who are working so hard. Haba Maza is a mantra that charges them to surge forward and to go after criminals relentlessly. Haba Maza is saying that the gallant officers and men would not allow any breathing space for criminals anywhere in our state”, the Gov. said.
Gov. Buni who also presented 30 brand new hilux operational vehicles worth N720 million to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu Abubakar said his administration will continue to support the police and other security agencies in the state for better policing of his people.
Gov. Buni also praised the security agencies for making sacrifices to secure the state called on the people of the state to give security agencies the maximum cooperation to do their work.
“Let me begin by saying this upfront: The officers and men of the Nigerian Police and other security agencies are making huge sacrifices on behalf of peace and security in our state and our nation.
“They continue to work so hard so that we could sleep with our eyes closed. And in moments of disaster or emergency, they are always the first to rush to the scene, working to save lives.
“The people of Yobe State are therefore the better for all the work that our uniformed men and women are doing on our behalf.
“I want to thank the Inspector-General, Muhammad Abubakar Adamu for your visit today and for the leadership that you provide for the Nigerian Police. Under your leadership, the police have remained ever committed to the maintenance of law and order, crime detection and prevention, and the protection of people’s lives and property,” Gov. Buni said.
He requested the IGP to deploy more police and establish more police outpost in the state to enhance more security across the state.
In his response, IGP Adamu praised the intervention of the governor as exemplar while calling on other governors to emulate the contribution of the governor to policing.
The IGP who was particularly impressed by the provision of an office accommodation and residential accommodation for the rapid squad by the governor said the initiative is worth emulating by his colleagues.
According to IGP Adamu, both office and residential accommodation will enhance the police to operate optimally in the discharge of their duties.
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