Niger State Commissioner of Police, Mr Monday Bala Kuryas has said that the abducted children of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya school, Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of the state will soon be released.
According to him, intelligence is on and the security agencies in the state are doing their best to locate where the children are with the view to rescuing them.
Speaking to journalists in Mariga local government area of the state during a tour of tactical teams and special formations across security affected areas in the state, Kuryas declared that all is in place to rescue the children unharmed.
“The school children will be released very soon. Intelligence is everywhere, we are doing our best in trying to locate where these children are and by the grace of God, I can assure you that efforts are being put in place, both by the state government and the security agencies to see the release of these children.”
The CP who was taking his first working tour across the state expressed satisfaction over the security architecture of the state.
“I am happy with the security architecture of the state. The state has done a lot to see that these violent crimes are reduced to the barest minimum.
“I have checked the security architecture of the state and I intend to improve upon what my predecessor had done. That is why I have embarked on this tour of duty to check my tactical team and to know the terrain of the state.
“We need to redouble our efforts and be professional and be at alert. We know that these areas have serious insecurity challenges of terrorism, banditry and other violent crimes, so we expect high-level professionalism and no indiscipline. Be alert always.
“You know that today policing is not only about police alone, or only security agencies, it also involves community policing, it is intelligence-driven. We expect that we collaborate to provide adequate security,” he said.
Kuryas assured the special forces that their welfare would be given utmost priority as the state government is working to improve their welfare and provide other logistics to enable them to carry out their duties effectively.
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