Akwa Ibom State Government is set to strengthen partnership with the Nigerian Army in a new move to tackle criminality in the state and the larger Niger Delta region.
In a demonstration of commitment to the partnership, the State government has offered to donate 14 new patrol boats to aid military surveillance in the state’s waterways, which will be complemented with installed machine guns.
The deal was sealed when Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, hosted the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, who, as part of his working tour of military formations and units under the Nigerian Army 6 Division, paid a courtesy visit to the Governor at Government House, Uyo.
Welcoming the Chief of Army Staff to the State, the Governor lauded the Nigerian Army for working hard and in synergy with other security agencies to keep the State safe, pointing out that his creation of the Ministry of Internal Security, headed by a retired Army General, was an indication that his…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
