Former Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, Abdulmajid Ali has tasked security agencies currently engaged in the fight against banditry and terrorism in the North-East and North-West regions of the country to control the influx of criminal elements into Kotangora and Shiroro axes of Niger State.
Penpushing reports that, the retired police boss gave the charge in a statement on Sunday, noting the ripple effects of the bombardments on the terrorist camps in Zamfara and Katsina States which have however led to the mass movement of terrorists and bandits from the operational theartres into Kotangora and some part of Niger State leading to widespread kidnapping and killings in Bobi, Mariga, Beri, Bangi, Ibeto and other communities within the area.
The former Deputy Inspector General stressed and urged the security agencies involved in these chains of operations to think outside the box and preempt and prevent possible fleeing of the dislodged criminals into the badly suppressed areas of Niger State.
Penpushing further reports that, Ali equally empathised that sadly, the terrorists and bandits, who have emigrated in their thousands, now enjoy free reigns in Kotangora, Niger State, operating daily and casting fear upon the residents of Kotangora.
The former police boss, expressing concerned appealed to the Federal Government and the Niger State government to come to the aide of the people of Kotangora and Shiroro, as well as appealing to disaster management responders like National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other relevant agencies, Red Cross Society and NGOs to come to the rescue and aide of more than 10,000 Internally Displaced Persons who have flooded Kotangora and struggling to survive, as their uncoordinated stay, clustering and activities may cause health related complications, moral decadence and security breach.
Penpushing also reports that, he equally called for proactiveness in the areas of intelligence gathering, community based approaches, information sharing, on the part of security agencies for maximum protection of the people.
The retired policeman emphasized the strengthening of local vigilante groups to collaborate with formal security agencies for effective security in the area, as he promised and assured the governments at all levels of his readiness to embark on sensitization and all inclusive community engagement programmes to incorporate his kinsmen and the people of the affected areas in Niger State in boosting the general security network of Niger State.
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