Niger Not As Insecure As Portrayed, Says SSS

The Niger State Command of the Department of State Security (DSS) has declared that Niger State is safe and not as insecure as it is being projected.

The Deputy Director of the Niger State Command of the Department of State Security, Mr Eze Martins stated this during the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Minna branch over the weekend.

Speaking on the theme “Security and its challenges: The Engineering Perspective,” Martins acknowledged that there are some parts that are safer than others in the state.

“On the general security profile of Niger State, the situation is not as bad as people project it to be.

“Niger State is not as insecure as most people will try to make us believe. There are areas where we have challenges and those challenges revolve around kidnapping, banditry, robbery, violent crimes and ritual killing.

“There is also an admixture of banditry and element of Boko Haram and ISWAP in certain locations, but the fact is that there is no part of the country that doesn’t have one form of security challenge or the other that it is managing and Niger State is not an exception.”

Martins stated that the large landmass of Niger State makes it prone to some of the challenges the state is currently facing.

The Deputy Director said the security service has identified the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) as a possible partner in solving the security challenges bedevilling the state and the country.

He urged governments at all levels to tap into the untapped resources of Engineers and other technical experts whose expertise can go a long way to resolve the security challenge, noting that technical security can go a long way in protecting Niger State from the criminal elements.

The outgone Chairman of the NSE Minna branch, Elizabeth Eterigho appreciated her colleagues for their support during their two-terms as the Chairman of the association, saying that with their support, the Society was able to achieve great feats.