Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says his government plans to recruit 7,000 youths to support security agencies in the fight against insecurity.
Kaduna, in Nigeria’s north-West region, is battling banditry, kidnapping, and a host of other security challenges.
But as part of efforts to stem the tide, Governor Sani, who is about three months in office, says his government would engage youths in combating criminality.
The governor, who said he has been an advocate of state police even as a lawmaker in the Senate, noted that the recruitment process would commence soon.
“Coming to Kaduna, I also revived the Kaduna State Vigilance Service,” Governor Sani said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, monitored by FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS.
“As we are speaking right now, in the next week, we are going to recruit at least 7,000 youths who are going to be running our Kaduna State Vigilance Service.”