The Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has called for an escalated security operations to curb insecurity in the Northwest ahead of May 29 handover.
According to him, bandits and terrorists could take advantage of the transition period to inflict bloody attacks in the country.
El-Rufai made this call on Wednesday at the presentation of a security report by the Kaduna state government in the state capital.
The reviewed 2022 annual and first quarter 2023 security reports showed that 1,266 and 4,973 persons were killed and kidnapped in 15 months.
“We appeal for an escalation of security operations over the 39 days remaining till the end of the tenure of this administration and beyond so that the change of baton at the federal level does not result in a dangerous lull that criminal outlaws can exploit”, he stated
