Kwara State to Acquire 3 Armoured Tanks for N270m
The Kwara State Government, North Central Nigeria has ordered for three Armoured Personnel Tanks worth N270m.
This is part of the government’s efforts to ensure the safety of life and properties of its citizens.
The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Tunji Morounfoye, who disclosed this in an interview in Ilorin, said each armoured personnel tank would cost ninety million naira.
Morounfoye who decried the spate of insecurity in the country stressed the need for community policing to ensure that adequate security is guaranteed and involve the people at ensuring the security.
The Commissioner also bemoaned the recent Armed Robbery Attack in some banks in Omu Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state where three people were reportedly killed.
He pointed out that the security problem had become worrisome and government would take prompt action to guarantee security of the people.
Morounfoye noted that the state had embarked on Joint Task Force Comprising, the Nigeria Police, State Security Service and the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps with the support of the three Special Advisers and Assistants on Security and intelligent to the Governor.
Security Trust Fund
He said "the Kwara state had embarked on security Trust fund where all companies and banks would be providing fund for security which would be added to the fund provided by the state government to purchase necessary security equipment for the security men".
Prince Morounfoye also explained that there is synergy between the state government and other Associations and Bodies in the state especially the Plumber Association and the Association of Resident Doctors and commended the efforts of the Wellbeing foundation Africa of the wife of the Former Governor, Barrister Oluwatoyin Saraki for embarking on maternal and mortality enlightenment campaign programmes in the state.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
KWAFFA Oluwole Dupe Admiralty Villa Moshood Kashimawo Abiola Ahmed Dankaya Ibrahim Oniye Wahab Abayawo Sulyman Abdulkareem Monsurat Omotosho Oko Abdulrahman Onikijipa Jawondo Owode Market Segun Ogunsola Plat Technologies Olufolake Abdulrazaq JMK Construction Company Limited Joseph Alex Offorjama IESA Tanke Flyover Bridge Lucky Omoluwa Kwara Liberation Group Col. Ibrahim Taiwo Buari Edun Abdulfatai Baakini Guber Aspirant Lawan ITP United Nigeria Airline Mohammed Abdulahi Okedare Eleja Taiwo Banu Abubakar B.M Mansur Alfanla Folashade Omoniyi Omar Gambari Fatima Abolore Jimoh Saad Omo Iya Owo Arugbo Twitter Okin Group Olomu Of Omu-Aran Arca Santa Dauda Adesola Oniwasi Agbaye Bolakale Kawu Agaka Lola Olabayo Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem State Bureau Of Internal Revenue Simeon Sule Ajibola Isiaka Rafiu Mope Freshvine Nigeria Limited Isiaka Oniwa Ibrahim Abdullahi Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku Aliyu Muhammed Umar Adelodun Joana Nnazua Kolo Akorede Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Omotoso Musa Ilorin South Abdulraheem Olesin Ibrahim Agboola Gambari LEAH Charity Foundation Abdulazeez Uthman Lanre Jimoh Offa Descendants Union Lotus Bank Yeketi A.G.F Abdulrasaq Adeniyi Ojo Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund MINILS Ayo Salami Seed Technologies Solomon Edoja

