Tinubu orders immediate review of security operations in Katsina, assures of state police, forest guard upgrade

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By JAMIU JAMODU

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said the armed forces will deploy more advanced military hardware and surveillance gadgets in Katsina State to halt the recent spate of attacks on innocent citizens by bandits.

The President, who received a delegation of eminent citizens of the state led by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda at the State House, said the federal government will consider the operations of a state police, and further equip recently deployed forest guards.

President Tinubu, who decried the politicisation of proposed state police, said the exigencies of security in some states will require the deployment of outfits that understand the terrain and the peculiar culture of the people and can easily network at the grassroots.

“The security challenges that we are facing are surmountable. Yes, we have porous borders. We inherited weaknesses that could have been addressed earlier. It is a challenge that we must fix, and we are facing it.

“I have today directed all the security agencies to energise further and look at the strategies. We have approved the additional acquisition of drones,” he added.

The President also directed daily feedback on the operations in Katsina.

“I am reviewing all the aspects of security; I have to create a state police. We are looking at that holistically. We will defeat insecurity. We must protect our children, our people, our livelihood, our places of worship, and our recreational spaces. They can’t intimidate us,” the President added.