By Umar Sa’id Baúchi
Governor Bala Mohammad of Baúchi State has rewarded four police officers who contributed towards rescuing three children that were kidnapped from the state to the southern part of the country.
The governor promised to reward the four police officers with N2m each for sacrificing their lives towards rescuing the three kidnap children that were brought back to Bauchi State.
The police officers are CSP Yahaya Yunusa (DPO), ASP Nafiu Umar Isa (DCO 1), INSP. Gloria Bukar (IPO) and CPL Tura Musa (IPO) that were rewarded by the State Police Commissioner.
Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed commended the Nigeria Police and other security outfits in the state for making Bauchi one of the safest states in Nigeria.
Governor Bala pledged not to politicized security matters in the state, assured his readiness to sustain his support to the police in order to enhance the security of lives and property of the citizenry.
Earlier speaking, the state commissioner of police CP Awwal Musa Muhammad, outlined the achievements of his administration during the period under review, saying that with support from sister security agencies, a total of 678 cases were charged to court involving 895 suspects while 30 cases are under investigation.
He said the command has succeeded in securing the conviction of 48 cases accounting for 82 suspects while 396 cases involving 816 suspects are pending trial.
The Police Commissioner pledged to build upon their achievements, thanked the people of the state for their support to the police and urged them to sustain the spirit.
Meanwhile the state police command has during the event awarded the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Bala Mohammad, Tribune Correspondent, Ishola Michael, Channels TV Correspondent, Hajara Aliyu and Eagle Radio Bauchi for its contributions for the promotion of peace and unity in the state.
