Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has donated N115m to the families of 23 people killed by bandits recently in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
He diaclosed that the bandits too suffered casualties as over 60 of the miscreants were killed by vigilantes and security agents.
Governor said “Because of the sympathy the government and I have for the families of the fallen heroes, we are giving N5 million each to the family of the deceased so that they will have something to at least, rely on.
“As for the civilians among the deceased, we are giving them N3 million each and we have formed a committee under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the local government for the District Heads, Security agencies to ensure equity and justice in the distribution.
“As for my vigilante people, I will give them N10 million to start with but the committee will also give them another N10 million to purchase whatever they can in terms of fuel so that they will be able to go round. These people have come to the wrong place. We are ready to sacrifice our lives for our people to live.”
He said this today when he paid a condolence visit to the Duguri Gwana communities where the bandits attacked and killed 13 vigilantes and 10 civilians.
He said “I want to convey to you, the commiseration of the Federal Government especially the office of the National Security Adviser. We are going to get a lot of assistance Insha-Allah from the security agencies more than what we are getting before”
“On our own part as a state government, I promise you that the vigilante organisation will employ about 2,100 before the end of the year, they will be paid N70,000 minimum wage to feed their families.
‘We are starting immediately with 300-500 employment with minimum implied so that we will be able to give you work to do and we are starting with the communities that were worst hit, you are going to be trained by the security agencies. We are going to interact on the rules of engagement that will be acceptable so that there won’t be any extrajudicial killings”
The governor however urged the communities to be wary of informants. “They are the ones giving us a way, they are the ones that are sabotaging us and they are living with us. They are worse than the miscreants and the bad people that came from other places.
“I will enjoin the District Heads, the Village Heads and other leaders down the line to look around and fish out these people so we can deal with them decisively through the security agencies”.
On their part, the District Head of Duguri Alhaji Adamu Muhammad Duguri and District Head of Gwana Alhaji Ahmed Sani Adamu Jumba expressed gratitude to the governor and pledged judicious distribution of the money.
