The Minister of Interior,
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has
called on State Governors, particularly of the North East and North
Western Zones of the country, to emulate the Kaduna State
Government’s model of tackling insecurity through the deployment of
modern technology to support the effort of the Federal Government
and security personnel in combating all forms of crime and
criminality in the zones.
According to him, Crime has become complex the world
over and that can best be tackled through the deployment of modern
technology to assist the security personnel deployed to ensure the
security of lives and property in the country. “Through the use of
modern technology, the menace of banditry, cattle rustling,
kidnapping and other vices bedeviling the country will be put
behind within the shortest possible time”, he said.
The Minister further said that, this will influence
the development of an effective strategy on a regional basis for
curtailing the menace of insecurity and its attendant challenges
facing the nation, especially in the North- Western Zone.
Aregbesola who said that security is the key to
effective, meaningful and social interaction, added that the
economy of any nation depends on its internal security…
While commending the Governor for seeking
collaboration with the Federal Government in the fight against
insecurity, the Minister emphasized that the state of insecurity
facing the country in recent times was a national challenge that
demands a collective effort to stem, and therefore urged the
Governors to continue to collaborate with the Federal Government in
its efforts to provide safety and security to Nigerians.
Speaking earlier, the Kaduna State Governor, Malam
Nasir El-Rufa’i stated that he was in the Ministry to first,
congratulate the Minister on his recent appointment and to seek for
collaboration on how best to tackle the spate of insecurity in the
state.
He said that the Federal Government has done
creditably well towards restoring security along the Kaduna-Abuja
Expressway through the deployment of security personnel from all
relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies that are in
charge of ensuring security in the country.
Mal. El-Rufa’i expressed the State Government’s desire
to continue to collaborate with the Ministry of Interior and other
security agencies in the fight against insecurity, noting that,
Kaduna State Government is willing to give its necessary assistance
that will support the security agencies in combating crime and
criminality in the state and its environs.
The Governor who stated that the state was now safe,
compared to the situation in the few months back, commended the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for its dogged
determination to fight against crime, describing it as one of the
best security agencies in the country.