Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has on behalf of the state donated 35 vehicles to security agencies to boost their operations.
This bring the number of operational vehicles distributed to security agencies to 129 in the last three years.
The governor said security has been beefed up and mobbing of hideouts of criminal elements is being done across the state, adding that the mobbing started in Awe, which will be extended to other local governments.
Sule thanked traditional rulers, heads of hunters, vigilantes and leaders of Muslims and Christians for preaching peace and unity in the state.
The governor allocated three operational vehicles for Nigeria Army, four for Nigeria Police Force, four for Airforce and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)
Others are the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Pension Board, Bureau for Information Communication Technology (BITC), Nasarawa State Agricultural Development Programme (NADP).
The governor also allocated vehicles to the office of Attorney-general of the state and local government. Mr Sule explained that the state will soon receive more funds from the federal government.
On the ongoing bickering over the Muslim-Muslim ticket at the federal level and other states of the federation, the governor appealed to the people of the state to remain united and shun all religious vagaries that may ignite crisis.
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