From Andrew Wisdom in Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the State
Government will support the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in
the strengthening the Security Architecture of the state and its
environs.
Governor Wike also advised the officers and soldiers of the Nigerian
Army 6 Division against the politicisation of crime, noting that
security is vital to the actualisation of all developmental
programmes.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the General Officer
Commanding the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Kasimu
Abdulkareem on Thursday at the Government House, Port Harcourt,
Governor Wike said enhanced security leads to the development of
other sectors.
He said: “Let me assure you that as a government, we will continue
to support the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army with the needed
logistics to carry out her duties.
Security leads to the improvement of the other sectors. ”
He commended the new General Officer Commanding the 6 Division for
the quick successes in Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Local Government Area (
ONELGA) where cultists were uprooted.
The governor urged the military to step up its operations in ONELGA
to dislodge the remnants of cultists who refused to accept the State
Amnesty Programme by laying down their arms.
He lauded the Federal Government for establishing the 6 Division of
the Nigerian Army to help fight crime in the state, pointing out that
his administration will continue to work for the unity of the
country.
In his remarks, General Officer Commanding, 6 Division of the Nigerian
Army, Major General Kasimu Abdulkareem informed that the new division
was created on 7 November, 2016 out of the 82 Division to promote
regional security.
He said the division with headquarters in Port Harcourt covers
Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Bayelsa States.
According to him, the new division would fight pipeline vandalism,
cultism and militancy. The General Officer Commanding the 6 Division
called on the Rivers State Government to support the division.