Security Challenges: Akwanga LGC moves to tackle rising crimes, constitutes joint security taskforce

By David Odama

Disturbed by the rising crimes in the local government authority of Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa State has constituted a joint security, task force to tackle and stem the disturbing crimes.

Chairman of the council, Safiyanu Isa Andaha, disclosed this while reacting to the security situation in Akwanga.

Andaha, said the constitution of the security task force was based on the directive of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly over the recent security challenges bedeviling the council area.

It would be recalled that the NSHA recently directed the Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state to collaborate with traditional rulers and security agencies to organize a security summit within two weeks and chat way of tackling challenges in their domains.

“All Local Government Chairmen should collaborate with traditional rulers and security agencies in their domains to organize a security summit within two weeks to find lasting solutions to the issue of kidnapping and other security challenges in the state” the house said.

Few days after the NSHA directive, insecurity in some councils including Akwanga, has been in an increase to a level that Igbo traders in Akwanga, threatened to shot down businesses because their members have been suffering from incessant attacks by unidentified gunmen.

Akwanga council boss, said he has acted swiftly by holding a security meeting with all security heads, traditional rulers, Igbo Commuynity, critical stakeholders and others, to curtail security challenges in the area.

“We have acted accordingly, we had a joint security meeting with traditional rulers, stakeholders and all the heads of security agencies in the locality, to fine-tune our security tactics to track and crackdown those terrorising people in Akwanga town and environs”

“Sorry, I will not tell you the majors taken so far, but I want to assure the people of Akwanga, that they will soon see the results of our underground work that will enable them to go about their normal businesses and sleep with their two eyes closed” he said.

Isa Andaha, called on the people of the area to report any clandestine movements to the nearest security outfit.