By Aliyu Dangida
Determined to curtail security challenges bedeviling the state, Katsina State government has approval whooping sum of N7.8 billion (N7,813,423,560.83) for the procurement of modern equipments.
Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasiru Mu’azu Danmusa disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcomes of the State Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda.
at the State Government House on Wednesday.
Dr. Danmusa stated that N4.8 billion (N4,852,613,400) out of the said amount is for the purchase of security vehicles to enhance patrol operations across the state.
He also noted that the sum of N2.6 billion (N2,697,484,036.33) was earmarked for the procurement of hi-tech security equipment while N353.3 million (N353,316,424.50) would be used to purchase some other security gadgets.
According to the Commissioner, the state executive council during the meeting approved another N320 million in addition to the N640 million it approved earlier for the procurement of security equipments for the newly established “Community Security Watch Corps” in the state.
