Police set to tackle Yobe farmers/herders clashes

The police in Yobe have revived their “crack squad’’ to tackle farmers and herders clashes and other violent crimes. The command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in Damaturu on Sunday that the squad would bolster crime prevention. “The establishment of the squad is a strategy to ensure visible policing and to also address the issues […]

The police in Yobe have revived their “crack squad’’ to tackle farmers and herders clashes and other violent crimes.

The command’s spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said in Damaturu on Sunday that the squad would bolster crime prevention.

“The establishment of the squad is a strategy to ensure visible policing and to also address the issues of farmers and herders clashes, kidnapping, drug abuse, burglary, trespassing and related crimes,’’ Abdulkarim said.