Ganduje
Kano Governor
Falgore Forest
Ganduje
Kano Governor
Falgore Forest to Host Military Training
Centre
Kano state government will provide facilities worth N318
million, as support to the Nigerian Army, for the establishment of
a multi million Naira training center at Falgore Forest in Tudun
Wada local government area of the state.
The support is part of the efforts of the Ganduje administration
towards making the forest and surrounding areas free from negative
activities, particularly organized crime in the form of banditry,
cattle rustling, kidnapping and insurgency.
The state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who announced
this in a speech during the closing of the 1 Division Nigerian Army
Inter Brigade Corporal and Below Competition, said: “the military
presence in the forest will deter criminals. We shall lay the
foundation of this important project soon and it will be a
milestone in addressing security challenges”.
Dr. Ganduje further stated that his administration would soon
unfold a well articulated blueprint on community policing, aimed at
ensuring that everybody is involved in matters of security
surveillance and peaceful co-existence.
“We have started efforts in this direction by engaging community
leaders, Imams and other stakeholders towards ensuring security. We
held a stakeholders meeting at Karaye and very soon we shall have
another one at Rano Emirate. We intend to meet stakeholders at
Tudun Wada local government, near Falgore forest, because of the
potential security risk within the area”, he said.
The governor called on people in the state to uphold security as
a major concern, adding that “issues of security are very important
and we want to make sure that everybody is involved in ensuring
that lives and property are fully protected”.
Turning to the Army Sports completion, Gov. Ganduje noted that
“it has shown that the army is amenable to training so as to
address emerging security challenges in the country”.
He noted that the competition was a major step towards
maintaining confidence and espirit-de-corps among officers and men
of the Nigerian Army.
Earlier, the General Officer Commanding, 1 Division Nigerian
Army, Maj. Gen. F. Yusuf stated that the competition was aimed at
improving combat skills, team work, leadership skills and general
resilience among other things.
“The Nigerian Army will continue to pay attention to regular
training towards keeping the Army fit in discharging its
constitutional roles”, he emphasized.
Gen. Yusuf used the occasion to express appreciation to Kano
state government for constructing a 30 – family residential block
at Bukavu Barrracks and for the provision of sundry infrastructure
and assistance to the Nigerian Army, hoping the spirit would remain
alive.
Soldiers from 3 Brigade, 1 Division Garrison and 31 Artillery
Brigade of the Nigerian Army competed in drills, combat swimming,
map reading, weapon handling and obstacle crossing, with 3 Brigade
emerging the overall winner.
Ameen K. Yassar
Director General, Media and Publicity,
Government House, Kano
14/6/2019