The Bauchi State Government has disclosed that it had earmarked N759 million to procure patrol vehicles to support the fight against banditry, kidnapping and other criminal elements across the state
The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Umaru Adamu disclosed the plan after the meeting of the Executive Council (EXCO) at the banquet hall, Government House, Bauchi.
Adamu stated that the vehicles, when procured, would in no small measure boost the ongoing fight against kidnapping, banditry and other forms of criminality in the state and even beyond.
He said that the state council meeting, which the state governor, Sen. Bala Mohammed presided, observed that the proposal for the procurement of the vehicles was concluded following a memo presented by the finance ministry for ratification following an earlier approval by the governor.
Adamu said the state recognised the fact that security is one of the issues affecting the Northeast.
The commissioner noted that Bauchi is known to be a peaceful state in the region, which has been affected by insurgency, activities of kidnappers, armed bandits and other criminal activities.
He said the security challenge “is taking its tolls on the state. The memo to purchase the vehicles was adopted following omission of the state by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in the provision of 200 security vehicles to all the states in the sub region.”
