Pascal Arogorn Ibe
Kaduna State Governor , Nasir El- Rufai,
says his administration is installing
closed – circuit televisions in the southern
part of the state as part of efforts to
strengthen security forces and restore
calm in the crisis – torn communities.
The governor made this known in a
statement he signed on Monday after
meeting with the President of the
Christian Association of Nigeria , Revd .
Supo Ayokunle , and other CAN leaders in
Kaduna .
The statement titled , ‘Let Us Unite to Build
a Constituency for Peace in Kaduna State ’
partly read , “ Since last month, the state
government and security agencies have
been working to contain an upsurge in
violence and needless killings in parts of
the state . We are deeply saddened by the
loss of lives in a totally unnecessary
frenzy of communal attacks , reprisals and revenge.
While we mourn the dead, our
immediate focus remains to stop the cycle
of attacks and reprisals. We remain
committed to ending the legacy of
violence that has blighted the state for 40
years, needlessly taken many lives and
curtailed the life chances of others .
“ We will continue to support the security
agencies to restore calm in the affected
communities . Over the last five years, we
have invested heavily in the security
sector . We have consistently provided
vehicles and other logistics support to the
security agencies that are deployed in the state.
“ We are also addressing the technology
side of security, through the procurement
of drones, the award of contracts to install
CCTVs in phases in Kaduna , Kafanchan
and Zaria metropolitan areas, build a
command and control centre and
establish a forensic laboratory.”
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