‘Save us from Lakurawa terror group,’ Kebbi governor begs military

The Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has appealed to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Chris Musa, to save residents of the state from the menace of the new terror group known as Lakurawa.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) confirmed last week that the group has been making incursions into Kebbi and Sokoto, two of the states in Nigeria’s North-West.

Idris, according to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Ahmed Idris. sent a high-powered delegation to the CDS on Sunday, urged the military to flush out the terrorists from the state and stop its spread like the case of Boko Haram.

The delegation was led by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu.

READ ALSO: ACF calls for urgent action against Lakurawa terror group in North-West

Also in the delegation were Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, the All Progressives Congress (SHE APC) National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, and a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Alhaji Nasiru Jun.

“The minister informed the CDS that the essence of their visit was to intimate him on the need for immediate action to bring an end to the current security challenge facing not only Kebbi but the country at large,” the statement read.

“The delegation thanked the military as well as other security agencies for supporting the state in addressing the security challenges bedeviling the state.”

On his part, the CDS promised the delegation that the military would bring the perpetrators to book.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now