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| Buratai Presenting a Gift to the Ohinoyi By Alex Adeiza |
To crown the visit of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai to
Kogi state, the Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Wednesday,
extended the courtesy to the palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebira land, Dr
Ado Ibrahim.
The visit which was geared towards addressing the
alarming nature of criminal activities in the state was graced by key
traditional rulers and stakeholders across the central senatorial
district of the state.
Buratai stated that his visit to Kogi state was part of the movement to
know the state of affairs of the headquarters, Command Army Records in
the state, hence providing solutions to their challenges.
“We are not unmindful of the challenges being faced here in Kogi State
in terms of logistics and movements. We are going to make sure that the
state is rid of the elements operating,” he said.
He reiterated that Special Forces would be deployed to the state in
earnest, adding that they would go after criminals wherever they are
hiding.
Buratai sought for the cooperation of the Ohinoyi and the council of
Chiefs, promising more presence of the army in crime ridden areas of the
state.
While speaking, Yahaya Bello noted that Kogi central senatorial district
is blessed to have for the second time, the presence of Nigeria’s Chief
of Army Staff, identifying the first as Retired Gen. Ibrahim.
“We have been able to put our heads together with the army and all other
security agencies to root out all the criminals,” he said.
He sought for the support and cooperation of all and sundry in providing
credible information to security agencies, adding that the time where
disclosers of security information are victimized has passed.
He added that henceforth, any building where kidnappers, cultists, armed robbers are apprehended will be clamped down.
“I want to further warn the criminals in the Kogi state, and those who
harbor and abate them, those who conceal them that they have come to the
end of the road.
“There is a law in place to cater for those aiding and abetting
criminals in the state. If other leaders did not enforce it, I will.”
On his part, the Ohinoyi of Ebira land commended the efforts of the army
in bearing what he described as the pains of Nigerians, saying that
they are saviours.
He pleaded with the Chief of Army Staff to return the withdrawn military
detachments in the Central Senatorial District of the state.
