*Buratai Warns Criminal Elements In Niger Delta
By Ovie Okpare
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has charged the Nigerian Army and other security agencies in the country to intensify efforts in resolving frequent clashes between farmers and herders across the state.
Okowa spoke on Monday in Asaba, the state capital, during the commissioning of the Nigerian Army 63 Brigade Headquarters.
The building was donated to the Brigade by the Delta State Government.
Okowa, who commended the Nigerian army for their synergy with other security agencies in tackling security challenges in the state, said the establishment of the 63 Brigade will help to engender peace in the state.
“As a state we take security matters very seriously even as we meet twice a month. Your officers have cooperated with other sister security agencies and that has helped us in achieving the peace we enjoy in the state.
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“Delta is peaceful today, though we have had few incidences that make us sad but with all hands on deck we will surmount all the security challenges. We will continue to support the army and other security agencies in the state as much as our finances can carry.
“We still have security challenges such as farmers-herders clashes and kidnapping which obviously was going down but we still have a lot of work to do even though we are already working hard and we do hope that the cooperation we have in the past will continue”, the governor said.
Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has disclosed that the establishment of 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Asaba, Delta State capital, is strategic to the role the state plays in the economy of the country.
Buratai said the establishment of the Brigade amongst other things will deepened civil-military relationship in the state.
He restated the commitment of the military to flush out criminal elements in the Niger Delta region.
He said he was glad to have personally come for the inauguration of the headquarters which was provided by the Delta State Government.
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“Let me express my profound appreciation to the Governor of Delta, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa for the donation of this headquarters. The establishment of this headquarters is the first critical step in the full operationalisaion of the Brigade.
“I am aware of the critical support of the government and people of Delta to the success of this Brigade and such support had engendered good civil-military relations in the state.
“Your donation and funding of this headquarters has shown that there is good understanding of the role of security to the development of any state,” he said
General Officer commanding, 6 Division Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Felix Abugo thanked Governor Okowa for the support to the Brigade and the Division.
