By Olayemi Esan
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has commended the Nigeria Police Trust Fund for buying 120 ”buffalo” armoured vehicles.
This is contained in a statement issued by Adviser to Bagudu on Media in Birnin Kebbi, Malam Yahaya Sarki, Special on Wednesday.
Bagudu,
who is also the Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum gave the
commendation at the Nigeria Police Headquarters in Abuja while
inspecting the 120 new Buffalo vehicles bought by the fund.
He said that the vehicles will assist in crime-fighting.
Also
speaking, the Executive Secretary of the fund, Alhaji Ahmed Sokoto said
the vehicles were part of the 200 vehicles procured by the Fund in its
2020 budget as approved by the National Assembly.
The Executive
Secretary explained that the vehicles, fully equipped with gadgets were
part of the Fund’s intervention to support the Nigeria Police Force in
its efforts to enforce law and order in the country.
The inspection
was jointly carried out by Gov. Bello Muhammed-Matawalle of Zamfara,
Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba, Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Police Affairs and a member of the project implementation
committee, Dr Mike Adebiyi.
