Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has approved land for the Nigerian Army to establish four additional bases across Kaduna State.
The bases will be located in Igabi, Zangon Kataf, Kachia and Birnin Gwari LGAs.
The approval was sequel to a request by the Army’s 1 Mechanised Division for additional bases to strengthen its operations towards addressing security challenges in the affected communities.
The Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, Abdulkadir Mu’azu Mayere, handover the land allocation documents to the Army on Wednesday.
Mayere, represented by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Sule Shuaibu, said the approval reflected the state government’s commitment to strengthening security.
“The establishment of the bases would enhance the operational capacity of the Nigerian Army and reinforce ongoing efforts to safeguard lives and property in vulnerable communities,” he said.
Receiving the documents on behalf of the General Officer Commanding, 1 Mechanised Division, the Commander of 41 Engineering Brigade, SOG Aremu, thanked the state government for its support and cooperation in addressing securi
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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