Isyaku Ibrahim
Kano State Commissioner for Special Duties Alhaji Nasiru Sule Garo,has called for partnership between military and paramilitary outfits statewide
Alhaji Nasiru Sule Garo was speaking while exchanging views with the state Commissioner for Police at Police headquarters Bompai
He stressed that the call was aimed at discussing on how best to deepen the existing senergy between the two arms being partners in progress
He pointed out that Kano being the most peaceful and populous state countrywide needs the support of the police in retaining the pole
position
Alhaji Nasiru Sule Garo maintained that the present administration is eveready and determined towards supporting them in attaining their spelt out goals as according to him upholding security is a collective business as nothing will be attained in a state of uncertainty hailing the police chief for embracing them warmly
Responding,the state Police Boss Salman Dogo Garba, who described the visit as historic, extolled present administration for it tireless financial and logistics assistance to the Command which he said will remain evergreen in their memories
He pointed out that their personnel will always remain steadfast in observing their duties of protecting the lives and properties of the citizenry as contained in the constitution of the land.
The Commissioner who was on the first phase of his familiarisation visit since assuming the post was also at the state office of Correctional Service where he solicited for additional cooperation with a view to ensuring the ends justify the means
In his address,the Comptroller of the office Alhaji Ado Inuwa who expressed delight over the call notified the visitor that of the over four thousand inmates incarcerated across correctional centres in Kano ,most of them are natives of the state hence the need for the Government through his reverred ministry to do the right thing in order to secure their releases as the majority were locked due to light cases
Alhaji Ado Inuwa who thanked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf for sponsoring inmates to sit for NECO/WAEC examination recently, however hoped the government will provide the needed facilities for the opening of National Open University centres at Wudil and Goron Dutse yards of the outfit as it will accord the inmates that wrote the examination the chance to continue with their studies
The team was also at NDLEA office where the Commander of the outfit,Alhaji Abubakar Idris Ahmed,re echoed their stance in working with state government in checkmating the rate of drug abuse in Kano.
He however used the medium to thank the state Governor, traditional institution and the judiciary for what they have been doing nowadays to quicken court cases involving suspects on substance transaction and addiction hence curving the hold up being experienced in the past
