By Suleiman Yakubu

The Niger State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Comdr. Joachin Okafor, has said that his officers and men of the Agro Rangers unit of the command were fully ready to provide security and protection to Agro-Allied investments, farmlands, critical assets, and infrastructure in the state.
The commandant stated this while speaking on the preparedness of his command readiness to provide adequate security in the state to ensure a hitch-free visit to the state by the president.
In a press release issued by the command Public Relations Officer DSC Abubakar Mohammed Muti and obtained by Newsline, it was said that Agro Rangers was a special unit in the corps, which was established in 2016 through the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and its Interior counterpart, to provide security in line with the Commandant General of the Corps, Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, on capacity training, adding that the officers and men of the unit were fully ready for the protection of the state Agro processing zone project in Minna.
The state commandant assured members of the public of his command's commitment to the protection of national assets, infrastructure, and other investments in the state.
He then enjoined residents of the state to go about their normal activities and warned those that were bent on causing trouble to stay clear, as there would be no room for them to carry out their nefarious activities that would disrupt the peace of the state.
The statement further disclosed that the state commandant will join the state governor, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago, and other security high command in the state to welcome President Bola Ahmed's Tinuubu to the state.

By Suleiman Yakubu

The Deputy Governor of Niger State, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has joined his principal, Farmer Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, and other sympathisers for the funeral rites of the governor's father-in-law, Sarkin Malamin Nupe, and Alhaji Muhammadu Egba Enagi.
The late Alhaji Muhammadu Egba Enagi, who was the village head of Dikko Enagi, died Saturday evening at the age of 88, leaving behind children: Senator Zainab Abdulkadir Kure, wife of the former Governor of Niger State; Hajiya Amina Jummai Gimba; General Muhammad Abba Diko; Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago, the First Lady of Niger State; and many grand and great grandchildren.
The Deputy Governor, in a statement through his Press Secretary, Ummikhaltume Abdullahi Kuta, condoled the first lady and other members of the bereaved family for the death of her father, which he described as a great loss to not only the family but also the state and the country at large.
He described the deceased as an elder statesman and a great man of repute whose vacuum will be difficult to fill.
Comrade Garba also urged the family of Egba Enagi to take his demise as an act of God, as God giveth and taketh, saying the elder stateman is a father to all and has lived a life worthy of emulation.
Special prayers were offered for the late Egba Enagi, his family, the state, and the country in general.
The remains of the late Sarkin Malamin Nupe and village head of Dikko Enagi, Alhaji Muhammadu Egba Enagi, were laid to rest on Sunday afternoon in his country home, according to an Islamic injunction.