Despite being the gateway to the North-
East region which has witnessed
insurgency for over a decade now, leading
to the death of over 200,000 people and
about two million citizens displaced,
particularly in Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa
states, Bauchi State as of today enjoys
relative peace, though the state also battles
with its own form of insecurity, which,
however, does not lead to extreme fear as
experienced in other states.
Apart from a few pockets of Boko Haram
attacks in the past, Bauchi has remained
peaceful despite sharing its borders with
Kaduna and Kano in the North West where
banditry has taken deep roots, as well as
Plateau State, where Fulani herders and
farmers clash almost on a daily basis.
Multiple security sources confirmed to
DAILY POST that despite its relative peace,
some disgruntled elements still give
security agencies some cause for concern
in the state, saying, however, that for now,
efforts are being geared towards tackling
this with a view to sustaining the peace in
the state.
One of the sources confided in DAILY POST
that security operatives are working round
the clock with a view to ensuring that
bandits do not infiltrate the state in their
numbers, especially with the heat being
turned on them in North-West. According
to the source, there are some pockets of
bandits’ activities, including cattle rustling,
being witnessed in some places, including
in Burra forest, Gwaram, Toro and Alkaleri
areas of the state, but they are being
tackled head long by security agencies.
Recently, the state Commissioner of Police,
Abiodun Sylvester Alabi, while briefing the
press on efforts being made to combat
crimes and criminality in the state,
informed that the state police command
arrested some cattle rustlers, armed
robbers, kidnappers and bandits
terrorizing parts of the state and
recovered some items, including arms and
ammunitions from the criminal elements.
According to CP Alabi, a kidnap suspect
who ran from Safana, Katsina State was
arrested in Narbodo in Toro Local
Government Area of Bauchi State where he
ran to, after committing kidnapping,
adding that a notorious cattle rustler in
Safana LGA of Katsina State was also
arrested in Guggu forest where he was
taking refuge.
He informed that joint task force
operatives collaborating with a vigilante
group, Danga Security personnel while on
patrol along Riga forest base 1 at Duguri
Gwana area of Alkaleri Local Government
Area (LGA), ran into an assembly of some
dangerously armed bandits and
kidnappers, notoriously known for
terrorizing the Duguri area.
“This encounter resulted in a heavy gun
battle between our men and the criminals
which led to the killing of two of the
unknown armed bandits, while others
escaped with bullet wounds,” the police
boss had said, adding that an AK-47 rifle
with breach No.357843, a locally made
single barrel gun, sixteen (16) live
ammunition of 7.62mm calibre, two
cutlasses and a knife, large number of
bows and arrows were parts of the
exhibits recovered from the scene.
An operative of the Department of State
Services (DSS), who pleaded to remain
anonymous as he is not authorized to
speak to the press, informed DAILY POST
that despite the fact that Bauchi State is
not experiencing any activities of Boko
Haram, as being witnessed in other parts
of the North-East, security personnel were
not resting on their oars in order to secure
lives and property of the people of the
state.
According to him, “we are working round
the clock to tame kidnapping, banditry and
cattle rustling here before they become a
big monster in the state. Fortunately for us
– security agencies, the state government
has been supporting us in no small
measure to aid our jobs.”
Speaking on the security situation in the
state, a retired Nigerian Air Force (NAF)
officer, Air Commodore Ahmed Tijjani Baba
Gamawa (rtd), in an interview with DAILY
POST expressed happiness that Bauchi
State is peaceful despite being in the
North-East, submitting that, “in Bauchi, we
are very lucky; lucky in the sense that in
the whole of North-East region, it is only
Bauchi that is peaceful. If you see what is
happening in Maiduguri, what is
happening in Yobe, what is happening in
Gombe, Taraba and Adamawa, you will see
that those of us in Bauchi are very lucky.”
He attributed what he termed the
proactive action of the state governor,
Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, being
responsible for the peace being enjoyed in
the state. “He (Governor Mohammed) is
always in contact with security agencies,
giving them all the help they need. If you
remember, about three days ago, the
governor gave about 50 vehicles to
security agencies to enhance the security
situation in the State. Bauchi is a free zone
when it comes to security issue,” he said.
The retired NAF personnel informed that
despite some bandits’ activities in some
part of the state, the synergy among
security agencies in the state had
immensely helped in tackling the menace,
adding that security agencies were on top
of the situation in the state.
“They are always working day and night.
Because of their commitment, dedication
and loyalty, the governor is very impressed.
He has to give them vehicles with gadgets
and everything so that it would assist
them for the work they are doing. As a
result of that, there is that kind of
cooperation between them and they have
very good information gathering, which is
very important to fight insurgency and
banditry. So in Bauchi, we are very lucky.
We work as a team, as a family. As a result
of that, Bauchi State has a very good
security network.”
A civil servant working with the Federal
Government in the state, who simply
identified himself as Abubakar, while
commending efforts being made by the
government in ensuring Bauchi State
remains peaceful, called for more efforts
and vigilance, particularly on the part of
residents of the state, noting that, “while
the state government is making efforts to
sustain peace in the state, the people also
have a role to play. We have to supply
useful information to security agencies for
them to take prompt and timely actions to
prevent security breach.”
”As a result of its peaceful nature, there
have been the influx of people from the
North-West and neighbouring North-East
states into Bauchi State. This is with its
attendant negative impact on the State
with Governor Mohammed recently
lamenting that the influx of people from
neighbouring states into the state from
states has overstretched the state’s
infrastructures. He, however, said despite
this, his administration could not afford to
compromise the security of lives and
property of the people of the state.
“Our population has risen from the official
record of 6.5 million to about 10 million in
Bauchi, thereby, overstretching our
services and infrastructures.
“We have the highest number of out-of-
school children, therefore, there is
unemployment, youth restiveness and of
course, there are infrastructure and
service gaps in health, in education and
even in our transportation and the rest.
There is high expectation from the polity,
thereby overstretching our security
agencies,” he said.

And we have a President who shown to b either deaf and mute or both

They should not be afraid Buhari has everything under control after all the boarders are open while the boarders in the south are closed.

Enjoy your Buhari