By Laleye Dipo
The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has said that if the battle against insurgency and other criminality in the country is to be won, the federal government should recruit more personnel and provide more modern equipment for the Armed Forces and the police.
Bello said in Minna on Monday when he received the state caucus in the National Assembly who paid him a solidarity visit over the abduction of the Kagara school boys and others that inadequate personnel and equipment are responsible for the inability of the security agencies to overcome insurgency and criminality across the country.
“We have been making all efforts to see that insecurity is curtailed but it has been extremely difficult mostly because of manpower shortage and lack of equipment.
“The strength of the entire police force in Niger State is just about 4,000. It used to be 14,000 for Niger State alone, so you can see that the police is…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
