The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has approved the appointment of Elder Friday Sanni as the Director General, Special Task Force on Illegal Smuggling of Firearms to Kogi State.
The appointment was conveyed via a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Mrs Folashade Arike Ayoade, dated 8th May, 2023.
According to the press statement signed by the Commissioner for information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo “The decision of the State Government to set up the Special Task Force is part of recalibration efforts in the security architecture of the state to ensure that firearms are not illegally smuggled into the state to perpetrate the nefarious activities of criminal elements”
Fanwo said the state Government is committed to ensuring that criminality is reduced to near-zero level in the state.
The statement said the government is worried about the increase in proliferation of arms in the state and cannot afford a situation where firearms are in the hands of people who are neither licensed nor trained to handle them.
He said the Taskforce will also afford those already in possession of firearms illegally to submit them voluntarily.
The statement further states that Friday Sanni as a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly has vast knowledge in security studies, with hope that he would use his new office to bring sanity to the sector.
