The speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly Yakubu Sanda has call for collective responsibility in the fight against the criminals.
Sanda made the remark while on a Sympathy visit to the Palace of Ogomo Pengana, Mamman Shayang, to commiserate with the Pengana traditional council and his constituents over the increasing waves of Kidnapping cases in the area.
In a statement by the Press Secretary to the speaker, Sabastine Hommuk, the speaker said it behoves on him as their representative to identify with his constituents at their moment of need, particularly the recent cases of kidnapping that led to death of two local security personnel.
He noted that the visit is to also interact with the traditional council of Pengana in addressing the security challenges and proffer lasting solution, adding that Pengana constituency is known for its peaceful atmosphere and deposition– hence the need to maintain the good image.
He charged the traditional council to work assiduously to identify and fish out bad eggs in their domain as government is also putting in machineries to address the waves of insecurity in the State.
He called for a closer collaboration between the constituents, traditional rulers and security agencies in the locality to flush out criminal elements in the area, while assuring them of his commitment and readiness to stand in defence of his people at all times.
The speaker was also at Divisional Police Office, Pengana, where he salute the steadfastness and sacrifice of the DPO, Yakubu Samuel and his personnel for standing in defence of the people during and after the kidnap attacks in the Locality.
He assured them of his support to provide the necessary logistics within his limit for the effective operations of the Divisional office.
The rounds of the speaker’s visit also took him to the families of two Local security personnels killed during the kidnap attacks in Saya.
He prayed for the Souls of the departed to rest in peace and urged the families to accept the lost as the will of God, noting that the two young men paid the supreme sacrifice for the peace of the area.