December 06, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched a high-level delegation made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina States in response to the recent spike in bandit activities.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday.
The delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Munguno (Rtd) is made up of the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; the Director-General of the DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar; and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major General Samuel Adebayo.
This is coming barely 24 hours after the president inaugurated sophisticated navy ships, patrol boats, and a helicopter at the naval dockyard, Victoria Island in Lagos to boost security at the maritime borders.
THEWILL had reported that gunmen on Wednesday killed the Katsina State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr. Rabe Nasir.
Also, there have been consistent attacks by bandits on travelers from Sokoto to Kaduna, with over 23 people killed.
