Kwara Government donates patrol vehicles, bulletproof vests to security agencies

The Kwara State Governor,  AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday presented 20 new patrol vehicles and dozens of bulletproof vests to security agencies in the state, a gesture meant to strengthen rapid response, curb crimes and make the state safer.

This comes a few months after his administration donated many vehicles to the agencies as part of its multi-layered strategies to secure the state and attract investments.

The vehicles comprise of 10 salon cars exclusively donated to the police and another 10 Toyota Hilux which are meant for rapid response arm of the multiagency Operation Harmony.

According to him, the government donated the vehicles to the security agencies to fortify their work stressing that last year and later this year the government will be adding more vehicles.

He assured that it is a continuous exercise adding that the federal government is doing a lot and this is the state government own little way to support what the central government is doing.

The governor thanked the security agencies for what they are doing for the citizens of the state to sleep at night while they do what they need to do.

“This situation in Kwara is much more better than most states and we want them to keep that. So, we need to support them to make sure they keep the peace in Kwara.”

 The Governor said Kwara has become increasingly peaceful while people are finding safe haven, adding: “We do appreciate what all our security agencies are doing. This is another block in the building of strong security architecture in the state.”

The Secretary to the State Government,  Professor Mamman Saba Jubril, for his part, said the government acquired the patrol vehicles for rapid response to security issues in the state.

“We are here to hand over the patrol vehicles to security agencies in the state. We know there are security problems in different parts of the world but we thank God in Kwara State that we enjoy relative peace but we are not overconfident. All we are doing is to maintain peace in the state. Because of what is happenings in our neighbouring states, we need to make efforts to maintain peace in the state. That is why His Excellency has acquired the security vehicles for rapid response, they should be ready to respond and maintain peace at anytime.”

Jubril urged the security agencies to use the vehicles carefully to aid their operations.

In his response, the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Bagega, commended the state government for its continuous support to security agencies in the state.

“On behalf of other security agencies in the state, I want to express our sincere gratitude for the tremendous assistance the government has been rendering to us in the state. I want to assure you that the vehicles will be used for the intended purposes,” Bagega added.

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