Insecurity: Kaduna recruits 7000 vigilantes

Tamarauemi Ebimini

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has flagged off the training of 7,000 vigilantes as part of his administration’s efforts to enhance community policing.

The 7,000 personnel drawn from all the local government areas of the state are being trained at the Police College, Kaduna.

The governor said on Saturday that the training was a major step towards fulfilling his promise to strengthen the manpower and overall operational capacity of the Kaduna Vigilance Service (KADVS).

He said that since its establishment, KADVS had been working with security agencies to degrade criminal elements across the state.

Mr Sani said those recruited were thoroughly screened by their local government chairmen, traditional and religious leaders, key stakeholders and security agencies in their local government areas.

Mr Sani also explained that KADVS was a complementary security outfit assisting security agencies with actionable intelligence.

According to him, with their knowledge of the local environment, bandits will now have no hiding place.

Mr Sani charged the newly recruited personnel to show seriousness and commitment during the training.