Ahmed Matane, secretary to the Niger government has disclosed the state has spent N605 million on internally displaced persons (IDPs) within the last two years.
Matane disclosed this on Tuesday at a media briefing in Minna, the state capital.
According to NAN, Matane also said over N5 billion was spent on general security in the state, adding that the expended amount was to provide support in the fight against banditry and related crimes.
He said: “We have also refurbished 77 Hilux police patrol vehicles along with communication gadgets and five armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the ongoing fight against banditry and kidnapping,”
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“We have constantly been paying allowances to security personnel deployed to fight criminal elements.
“We have devised new security strategies to fight banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminal elements in the state.”
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He added: “We will not relent in the effort to protect the lives and properties of our people through well-coordinated approaches towards tackling any form of insecurity,”
“We will enhance community policing to enable the residents volunteer information that could aid in apprehending miscreants.”
