The Kebbe Local Government Council in Sokoto State is working in synergy with security agencies to combat banditry, ensuring the safe return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their respective communities.
Efforts to curb banditry activities and restore peace in Kebbe Town, the local government headquarters and its environs, are yielding positive results.
Council Chairman Alhaji Abubakar Yaro stated that significant improvements in security, particularly in the headquarters of the local government area, with reduced cases of banditry and rustling.
However, Chairman Yaro acknowledged that informants remained a challenge, and efforts were being made to track them down.
Communities such as Jigawa, Sabon Birni, and Sagi, previously affected by banditry, were expected to see improvements soon.
The reconnection of Kebbe Town and its environs to the National Grid is a significant step towards enhancing security and economic activities in the area.
Local communities’ support has continued to encourage security agencies in area and those in neighboring Kebbi State to swiftly respond to distress calls from the areas.
The fight against bandits and other forms of crime is having a significant impact on restoring security in the area.
In addition to restoring peace, three trucks of fertilizers were distributed, with each polling unit in the local government receiving seven bags, totaling 180,000 bags of fertilizers.
The distribution was facilitated through community stakeholders for onward distribution to beneficiaries at the grassroots level.
Chairman Yaro notified his councillors to monitor the distribution, emphasizing that any failure to do so would result in them being held responsible.
Kebbe is an agrarian area, blessed with vast lands, fertile irrigation systems, and fadama areas.
Chairman Yaro encouraged the community to make the best use of the fertilizers, which were provided free of charge by the governor.
He cautioned that any attempt to divert the consignment would be addressed by the council chairman.
The council received three trucks containing 180,000 bags of assorted fertilizers from the state government for distribution to irrigation farmers in the area.
The sharing formula was agreed upon at a meeting presided over by the coordinator of the distribution committee and other stakeholders, including councillors, party chairmen, women leaders, and security agencies.
Chairman Yaro emphasized that every member of the local government, regardless of political affiliation, was entitled to benefit from the fertilizer distribution.
