Yobe’s Buni boosts fight against insecurity with 47 vehicles, 50 bikes

By Nabilu Balarabe

Yobe governor, Mai Mala Buni on Tuesday donated 47 operational vehicles and 50 motorcycles to security agencies to support them to execute their mandates effectively.

Buni, who presented the vehicles on Tuesday in Damaturu, said the gesture would support the agencies to execute their mandates effectively.

“To achieve this noble objective, it has become necessary to provide adequate support to security agencies, especially in terms of logistics, to ease their movements on routine patrols or responding to distress calls from citizens of the state.

“You will recall that this administration some few years back provided 30 Toyota Hilux vehicles, and constituted a rapid response squad tagged: “Operation Haba Maza Squad,” which has been expanded to cover the entire state.

“Similarly, our efforts in supporting the security agencies since assumption of office have been wide ranging and inclusive through close collaborations to enhance synergy for a better working relationship to enhance successful operations to reduce crime across the state,” he said.

Buni said 21 of the Four Wheel Drive JMC vehicles have been allocated to Divisional Police Officers (DPO) across the state, one vehicle to each of the state police headquarters, army, Department of State Security Service (DSS), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), 17 local government councils, among others.

The governor said that 23 of the motorcycles were allocated to DSS, 10 each to the army and Airport Security Team, and seven others to the vigilantes.

Buni directed local government council chairmen to provide fund for fueling and ensure maintenance of the operational vehicles deployed to their respective areas.

Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam (rtd), Buni’s Special Adviser on Security Matters, said the donation followed a recent request by the Yobe State Security Stakeholders’ Forum.

He said the governor granted other requests including provision of monthly stipend to heads of security agencies, and the expansion of “Operation Haba Maza,” to incorporate sister agencies, with police as the lead agency.

(NAN)