Security agencies get 16 vehicles to combat crime

The Benue State government yesterday presented 16 Hilux vans to security agencies in the state. Governor Samuel Ortom who made the presentation to the heads of security agencies in the state, noted that the gesture would help to stem the tide of unwarranted killings and criminality. “There can be no meaningful progress without security. My […]

The Benue State government yesterday presented 16 Hilux vans to security agencies in the state. Governor Samuel Ortom who made the presentation to the heads of security agencies in the state, noted that the gesture would help to stem the tide of unwarranted killings and criminality.

“There can be no meaningful progress without security. My government will continue to work hard to provide security for lives and property in the state,” he said. Ortom said that the vehicles would be distributed among the Police, Army, Civil Defence and the Department of State Security (DSS) to be used for patrols in four strategic locations of Kastina-Ala, Gboko, Makurdi and Otukpo local government areas respectively. 

He added that the donation would step up surveillance and curtail crime across the state as he pledged the continued support of his administration to secure the state so that investors will be confident to do their businesses.