By Suleiman Yakubu

The Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, has stressed the need for synergy and cooperation among security agencies in the state to enhance their operations towards curbing crimes.
The commissioner said this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Niger State Command, CC Kumar Tsukwan, in his office yesterday in Minna.
CP Danmamman said that such cooperation and synergy among security brotherly agencies will help in tamming the activities of criminals.
The commissioner said the visit to the sector commander of FRSC in the state was meant to sustain the existing cordial relationship between the two organisations with the view to curb accidents, ensure traffic management, and enhance the protection of the lives and properties of citizens in the state.
CP Danmamman disclosed further that no agency can do it alone without the brotherly assistance of other agencies, most especially in the area of motor vehicle investigation-related crime, through sharing information about vehicle data from the FRSC and the police Central Motor Registry (CMR), hence the need to synergize and cooperate with one another.
In his response, the FRSC sector commander, Niger State Command, CC Kumar Tsukwan, welcomed the commissioner of police to his office and explained that his office doesn't delay in sharing information with the police for investigation activities on vehicle matters.
The sector commander, who earlier appreciated the CP's visit and support of their various offices within the state, described the visit as apt and timely, promising that he will work for a more robust relationship with the police, most especially on the environmental task force towards ensuring clearance of roads around the market areas in the state.
Commander Kumar Tsukwan then commended the men and officers of the Niger State Police Command for their performance during the recently conducted re-run State House of Assembly election at Lavun Local Government Area of the state.    

By Suleiman Yakubu

Niger State Governor, Hon. Mohammed Umaru Bago, has joined other governors from the Northern Region in a meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima on the implementation of the pilot programme of the Fulako settlement initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The meeting, which was held at the Vice President's Conference Hall, Presidential Villa Abuja, was chaired by the Vice President.
The FULAKO programme was initiated to serve as a strategic and sustainable response to the challenges of displacement caused by insecurity in the seven northern states of Niger, Kaduna, Benue, Kebbi, Zamfara, Sokoto, and Katsina State.
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, while speaking during the central council meeting of Jamaatul Nasir Islam in Minna last month, said the Fulako initiative was a non-kinetic approach that entails the construction of houses, roads, schools, and other essential facilities for those displaced as a result of insecurity.
At the meeting, VP Kashim Shettima implored them to work assiduously for the success of the programme, which would bring overall development to the nation.
He said the initiative was a fulfilment of one of the promises made by the president to create an environment where the prosperity of the people would not remain a dream but a tangible reality.