I’ve lost confidence in security agencies – Gov Bello

…Says they’ve failed in their responsibilities
…Advocates shift of roles to traditional rulers

DISTURBED by the spiraling waves of insecurity in the country,
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has lambasted security
agencies, saying they have failed the nation in their
responsibilities.

Advocating the shift of more security roles to traditional
rulers, Governor Bello said he has lost confidence in the security
agencies over their failure to tackle pockets of insecurity across
the country, particularly Niger State in recent times.

Governor Bello said because of the failure of the security
agencies, government should empower traditional rulers by giving
them more security votes to tackle the security challenges.

“I support that we go back to traditional ways of security in
our various communities because traditional system performed better
in the past and they can do better now if they are given more
powers. So, I recommend that more powers be given to traditional
rulers on security,” the governor declared.

The governor, who spoke when Niger State Council of Traditional
Rulers led by its Chairman, the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar,
paid him Sallah homage at Government House, yesterday, said despite
the huge amount of money his administration was giving security
agencies in the state monthly, the wave of crime was on the
increase and the agencies have failed to make the state safe.

His words: “We spend a lot of money on security but we do not
have a safe environment. In Niger State, we spend N100 million
every month on security and I am sure that if we spend a fraction
of that money on traditional rulers, we will get better results
than what we have now.”

Bello lamented the level of insecurity in the state and called
on all residents to rise to the challenge by personally tackling
the wave headway instead of depending solely on the security
agencies.

He called on both Christians and Muslims to embark on fervent
prayers to overcome the security challenge, saying: “More than ever
before, we need a lot of prayers in Niger State because we are now
faced with a new wave of security challenge that is unusual.

“There is a new wave of kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and
clashes. It is a new wave that seems to be engulfing the state.
People have decided to take laws into their hands and kill because
they have conflict with others and this clearly shows that we are
in trouble because these happenings are alien to us.”

The governor then called on the traditional rulers to enlighten
their subjects on the need to be more security conscious and report
any strange movement in their areas to the appropriate
quarters.

…Says they’ve failed in their responsibilities
…Advocates shift of roles to traditional rulers

DISTURBED by the spiraling waves of insecurity in the country,
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has lambasted security
agencies, saying they have failed the nation in their
responsibilities.

Advocating the shift of more security roles to traditional
rulers, Governor Bello said he has lost confidence in the security
agencies over their failure to tackle pockets of insecurity across
the country, particularly Niger State in recent times.

Governor Bello said because of the failure of the security
agencies, government should empower traditional rulers by giving
them more security votes to tackle the security challenges.

“I support that we go back to traditional ways of security in
our various communities because traditional system performed better
in the past and they can do better now if they are given more
powers. So, I recommend that more powers be given to traditional
rulers on security,” the governor declared.

The governor, who spoke when Niger State Council of Traditional
Rulers led by its Chairman, the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar,
paid him Sallah homage at Government House, yesterday, said despite
the huge amount of money his administration was giving security
agencies in the state monthly, the wave of crime was on the
increase and the agencies have failed to make the state safe.

His words: “We spend a lot of money on security but we do not
have a safe environment. In Niger State, we spend N100 million
every month on security and I am sure that if we spend a fraction
of that money on traditional rulers, we will get better results
than what we have now.”

Bello lamented the level of insecurity in the state and called
on all residents to rise to the challenge by personally tackling
the wave headway instead of depending solely on the security
agencies.

He called on both Christians and Muslims to embark on fervent
prayers to overcome the security challenge, saying: “More than ever
before, we need a lot of prayers in Niger State because we are now
faced with a new wave of security challenge that is unusual.

“There is a new wave of kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and
clashes. It is a new wave that seems to be engulfing the state.
People have decided to take laws into their hands and kill because
they have conflict with others and this clearly shows that we are
in trouble because these happenings are alien to us.”

The governor then called on the traditional rulers to enlighten
their subjects on the need to be more security conscious and report
any strange movement in their areas to the appropriate
quarters.