Kaduna govt trains 7,000 new vigilantes to combat bandits, other criminals

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna has flagged-off the training of 7,000 additional vigilante members as part of efforts to enhance community policing in the state.

The 7,000 personnel drawn from all the local government areas of the state, are being trained at the Police College, Kaduna.

The governor said on Saturday that the training was a major step towards fulfilling his promise to strengthen the manpower and overall operational capacity of Kaduna Vigilance Service (KADVS).

He said that since its establishment, the KADVS had been working with security agencies to degrade criminal elements across the state.

“But we face the challenge of inadequate personnel to successfully wage the battle against bandits and other criminal elements.

“It is for this reason that our administration decided to recruit 7,000 personnel into the Kaduna Vigilance Service,” he said.

Mr Sani said that those recruited were thoroughly screened by local government chairmen, traditional and religious leaders, key stakeholders and security agencies in their local government areas.

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