The governor of Kebbi State, Nasir Idris, has donated N7 million to people of Kanzanna village in Tilli District of Bunza Local Government Area to cushion the effect of banditry attacks in the area.
This was said in a statement provided to the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday by Yahaya Sarki, the governor’s special adviser on media and publicity.
He claimed that the donation was provided by the governor during a condolence visit to Kanzanna hamlet, where three people were recently killed by bandits.
Mr Idris reiterated the commitment of his administration to ensure the protection of lives and property of people in the state.
The governor, who expressed deep shock over the bandits’ attack which resulted to loss of lives, insisted that ensuring the security of lives of people and their social welfare remained topmost on the agenda of his administration.
He said, ”We are here to offer our condolences over what happened. We pray to Almighty Allah to forgive all those who lost their lives in the incident and give their families the courage to bear the loss.”
Mr Idris assured the Kanzanna residents of Till District that all hands would be on deck by all security operatives to arrest the perpetrators of the attack and bring them to book while making efforts to avoid recurrence of the incident.
“As you can see, I have been accompanied by the heads of security agencies here in the state, the Army, Police, Civil Defence, DSS and vigilante groups.
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“We will provide all that is needed by our security agencies, including logistics support to be able to carry out their work effectively.
“Once again, you have my full assurance that adequate security will be provided to your community and in addition, government will provide you with relief assistance,” he assured.
Earlier, the chairman of Bunza Local Government Area, Alhaji Umar Muhammad-Gwade told the governor that three people lost their lives following the attack by the bandits two days ago.
He also said that the bandits had launched series of attacks on the village and its neighbours in the recent time.
While expressing gratitude to the governor for the condolence visit, Muhammad Jabbo, the district head of Tilli, called for the addition of extra security guards to the region.
He bemoaned the fact that the majority of the bandits who carried out the crimes were encroached from the neighboring countries of Benin and the Niger Republic.
The governor stopped at the Gurya Mashekari Primary Healthcare Center in Kalgo Local Government, where he spoke with several internally displaced people who had been affected by the bandits’ raids and gave them a N2 million donation.
The governor was accompanied by a number of high-ranking officials and politicians, including Yakubu Bala-Tafida, secretary to the state government, Sufyanu Garba-Bena, head of service, and state commissioner of police Chris Aimionowane.
NAN
