President Muhammadu Buhari has made tremendous investments in security from 2015 to date.
This position was made public by the governor of Kebbi State, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu through a statement issued by his Special Adviser (SA) on Media, Yahaya Sarki.
Bagudu equally noted that a lot of tangible progress has been recorded during the period under review, particularly on the welfare of Internally displaced persons across the country.
The Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum spoke last Saturday at Ribah, Danko Wasagu Local Government during the Flag-off of distribution of assorted relief materials to IDPs by the National Commission of Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons.
Bagudu also stated that the Federal Government (FG) was recruiting more security personnel, while modern equipment, arms, and ammunition were also provided to the security agencies.
According to the governor, the gesture by the FG was very commendable, adding that security challenges were not only peculiar to Nigeria or the State.
He lauded the resilience and patience of the people of the State, as well as urged them to continue to be their brothers’ keepers.
Bagudu vowed that the people of the State would not be cowed down by a few unscrupulous elements who were bent on tormenting the law-abiding citizens of the country.
He again urged communities to complement the efforts of the three tiers of government and the security agencies.
According to him, Kebbi State was not doing badly in terms of the prevailing security challenges. Peace, he said, was gradually returning to areas affected by banditry in the Zuru Emirate.
He acknowledged the courage of farmers in the State, saying that bumper harvests were being recorded.
‘Our farmers are resilient and continue their cultivation, the situation did not deter them’, he emphasized.
A Federal Commissioner, Hajiya Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim in her remarks at the occasion said that the relief materials were provided to the IDPs to alleviate their suffering.
She lauded Bagudu for according top priority to the welfare of the people of the state.
The Federal Commissioner stated that a medical outreach would be conducted in the camp to check the health status of the IDPs.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Chairman of Danko Wasagu Local Government, Hussaini Bena expressed profound appreciation to the Federal Commissioner for coming to distribute relief assistance to IDPs in the area.
He said such assistance would go a long way in reducing the hardship being faced by the IDPs in the camp.
The Director of IDPs, National Commission of Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Alhaji Musa Muhammad said bringing succour to refugees or those Internally displaced from their communities was the major mandate of the Commission.
The Commission, according to him, has mapped out strategies to assist the IDPS to reduce their hardship as well as rehabilitate them.
The Chiefdom of Wasagu, Alhaji Musa Muktar while welcoming the Federal Commissioner and her entourage, however, requested the government to mobilize more security personnel to the area to provide adequate security for the IDPs to return to their homes.
He said: “Our people are hard-working and resilient, what they need is not relief assistance but security to be able to go back home and cultivate their farms.
“Give them security, and they feed the entire State and beyond because they are real farmers.
“Most of the refugees you see here are from the neighbouring States who are displaced by the activities of the bandits in their states.”
The traditional leader appreciated the myriad of interventions and assistance from the State government to the people of the area since the security crises started, which according to him has now reduced.
The State House of Assembly member representing Danko Wasagu West, Haliru Aliyu, the Sole Administrator of Maga/Kyebu Area Development Council, Hajiya Hafsat Muhammad also expressed gratitude to the Federal Commissioner for the relief assistance to the IDPS in the area.
Aliyu extolled governor Bagudu for doing his best to curtail insecurity in the area and providing succour to refugees.
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