- Gov Bala Mohammed hails woman as a heroine
Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Mohammed has described a woman called Maryam Mohammed who was killed by bandits while preventing them from killing her son. He described her as a heroine.
Resident sof Sabon Gari told reporters that late Maryam summoned courage when the armed bandits entered their house trying to abduct her son.
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“As they opened fire she came out, took a pestle and hit one of the bandits before they shot her dead,” they said.
Governor Bala said her death was not in vain, adding that his administration would immortalise her as her heroic act was an example for others, especially women.
He stated this today Saturday in Sabon Gari when he commiserated with communities in Alkaleri and Toro Local Government areas recently attacked by armed bandits.
The governor who was in company of the state Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda, top governement officials, paid sympathy visit to the victims in Sabon Gari in Alkaleri LGA and Sabon Garin Narabi in Toro LGA.
He advised the citizens to join hands with security agencies by being proactive to frustrate the activities of bandits in the state.
Governor Bala expressed concern that if left unchecked, the relative peace being enjoyed in the state would collapse as terrorists appear to be emboldened in their onslaught in several parts of the country.
The governor admitted that these recent attacks by terrorists in the hitherto peaceful state were becoming rampant and charged citizens to be on the alert.
He said the security agencies cannot defeat terrorists alone without the support of locals and advised them to lookout and give useful information on any suspicious activities or movements in the area.
Governor Bala promised to strengthen relations between communities and security agencies, particularly the police, in order to further maintain the hitherto place enjoyed in the state.
He charged the police to promptly respond to distress call and information made by residents to forestall future reoccurrence.
Earlier the Chairman of Alkaleri Local Government Area, Yusuf Garba, disclosed that the terrorists infiltrated communities in the area through neighbouring communities in Plateau and Taraba States.
Garba thanked the governor for the visit and urged residents of Alkaleri to continue to be proactive, saying security is not in the hands of security agencies alone as individuals have roles to play in safeguarding the community.
The CP while speaking appealed to residents to always provide the police with information that would help in addressing crimes and other criminal activities.
Four people were killed and several others sustained various degrees of injury when bandits attacked communities in Alkaleri. Few days after, the terrorists kidnapped a village head and his son in a commmunity in Toro local government.
