Taraba Inaugurates Committees to Tackle Killings

Wole Ayodele in Jalingo

Taraba State Government has set up two committees to unravel the remote and immediate causes of recent killings of residents of the state by local and foreign attackers.

The committees are to investigate the attack on Manga, a community bordering Nigeria and Cameroon by suspected Ambazonian Separatists last week Tuesday as well as the killings at Karim Lamido local government by bandits.

Briefing journalists in Jalingo yesterday, the state Commissioner of Information and Re-Orientation, Danjuma Adamu stated the setting up of the committees was part of the state government’s efforts to secure the lives and property of the people of the state.

According to him, “The setting up of the committees was a demonstration of Governor Ishaku’s determination to secure lives and properties of the people of the state.

“The governor is doing his best to secure lives. His efforts and support to security agencies have led to a drastic reduction in the incidences of kidnapping and other crimes in the state.”

Urging the people of the state to remain calm and law abiding, Adamu disclosed that the administration has embarked on the construction of the command headquarters of the state marshall which was set to compliment the conventional security agencies.

“To further complement efforts of security agencies in the fight against crime, the administration has embarked on the construction of befitting command headquarters for the Taraba State Marshall to combat criminal activities,” he said.

Enumerating the various levels of work on the ongoing projects across the state, the commissioner assured the people of the state that all ongoing projects embarked upon by the administration would be completed before May, 2023.