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A high-level delegation, made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services, has been despatched to Sokoto and Katsina States in response to recent spike in bandits’ activities.
In a statement, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the President is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation from the team that left on Friday.
He said the delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), included the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Major General Samuel Adebayo.
Earlier on Friday, youths took to the streets in some northern cities, calling on the president to tackle insecurity effectively.
Some passengers were burnt alive by bandits on Monday while a commissioner was murdered in Katsina on Wednesday.
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