Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has disclosed that plans are underway to establish two military formations in Southern parts of Kaduna State to curtail incessant attacks in the area.
Speaking during a media chart on Wednesday night in Kaduna, governor El-Rufai, said the state government got assurances of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Ministry of Defence and Chief of Army Staff on the request to site the military formations in the area.
The proposed military formations, he said would be sited in Fadan Karshi, in Sanga local government and Kauru local government areas.
The governor said: “We are talking with the President, the Minister of defense and theChief of Army Staff to site two military formations in Southern Kaduna; one in Fadan Karshi in Sanga and the second one in Kauru local government area.
“The presence of these two military formations will help in securing lives and properties and provide rapid response to any act of criminality and the maintenance of law and order.
“Two other military formations will be established in Birnin Gwari and Kubau local government areas.”
On the present security situation in Southern Kaduna, the governor further said: “The presence of security personnel has been beefed up in the area as part of measures to stem the tide of violence in the region.
“Two squadrons of mobile police have been drafted to the area. In addition, more military personnel have also been deployed to tackle the raising insecurity in the region.
“This is part of the state government’s effort to provide adequate security for the people during this Christmas and new- year celebrations.”
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