Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje State has called on the military to take urgent action against the gathering of bandits in parts of Falgore forest in the state.
Ganduje made the call when he visited the Defence and Services Headquarters on courtesy calls on the service chiefs in Abuja on Thursday.
The governor said that bandits had started grouping themselves in the forest, adding that they might be planning to carry out attacks on communities in the state.
He said the state government was working hard to open up the forests, saying he was committed in supporting the security agencies to sustain the relative peace in the state.
Ganduje who met with the Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, Ganduje expressed condolences to the Nigerian Army for the death of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others describing the death as painful , untimely and sorrowful
He urged the Nigerian Army to hasten the work on the Army Training Depot at Falgore forest to ensure that the military took total control of the forest.
“We are building houses, schools and hospitals for the herdsmen in some of the forests but we want the Army to commence activities at the Falgore forest,” he said.
Responding, the Chief of Army Staff, promised to visit Falgore to see how work could resume on the army training facility in the forest.
