Reps Member Rallies Plateau Chiefdom To Combat Insecurity

The member representing Wase Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, has spearheaded a meeting of traditional, political and community leaders in Bashar Chiefdom to address security challenges rocking the area.

The meeting, which took place at the Palace of the Rekna of Bashar, Alhaji Abdullahi Idris, was attended by security operatives, community leaders and other critical stakeholders, including youth advocates.

The meeting was convened to create a unified front against criminal elements utilising the chiefdom’s border areas and mining zones for illicit activities.

Hon. Wase noted that lasting security cannot be achieved through military intervention alone, but requires robust grassroots intelligence sharing and internal cohesion.

The lawmaker recently commended the Nigerian Army leadership for deploying an Intervention Battalion of Special Forces to the Bashar base.

The residents said past mobilisation efforts by Wase were beginning to yield operational support, adding that community leaders were utilising the base to foster synergy between the people and the newly deployed troops.

During a recent briefing outlining the chiefdom’s strategic plan, the Bashar traditional leadership stated its commitment to strengthening intelligence gathering by establishing direct communication networks between village heads and frontline security operatives, and to mitigating mining-related crimes by monitoring local mining sites, which have historically attracted unregulated actors and exacerbated rural banditry.

It would be recalled that Hon. Wase had sponsored motions of urgent public importance on the floor of the House of Representatives, demanding military deployments and humanitarian relief for displaced persons within Plateau State’s southern zone.