Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, has convened an Expanded Security Council meeting to deliberate and take appropriate steps in the wake of the terror alert recently issued by the United States, United Kingdom and other foreign governments.
The crucial meeting which held at the Government House, Lafia, had in attendance members of the State Security Council, selected local government chairmen and traditional rulers.
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Sule spoke about the resurgence of communal and farmer-herder clashes across parts of the state especially in Kokona, Keana ,Doma and Nasarawa Local Government Areas.
He noted that the essence of the meeting was to take proactive measures especially that Nasarawa State shares borders with the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, where there is a warning that terrorists may launch attacks in public places
The Governor added that, the meeting will take appropriate measures to stem renewed communal and farmer-herder clashes in some parts of the state.
On the terror alert, the Governor said it was necessary to meet in order to strategise on how to protect the people of the state, noting that whatever affects the FCT will definitely affect the state.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
