Following the rise in bandit activities, President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched high-level delegation made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina states.
This was made known by senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, stating that the president dispatched the security heads on Friday, December 10, 2021.
He noted that President Buhari is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation.
The delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (Rtd) is made up of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo.
Shehu noted that President Buhari has earlier inaugurated sophisticated Navy ships, patrol boats and a helicopter at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos state, to boost security at the maritime borders.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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