 The Inspector General of Police, Al-Khali Usman Baba, is in Plateau State, where he commissioned 50 patrol vans and 200 motorcycles donated to the force by the Plateau State Government. While appreciating the State Government for the gesture, Baba noted that the state is faced with security challenges, and a lot must be done to address them. The Chairman of the State's Traditional Council and the Bonguom Joss, Dajay Kabuba, amended the role of the security agencies in the state to bring peace and make a case for the recruitment of more men into the police. The State Governor, Simon Nalong, appealed to the police to intensify the training of its men and urged them to make judicious use of the donated items. The Traditional Council will always work with government and with other security agencies and let me at this point commiserate with the Inspector General of Police and other security agencies for the loss of life of officers and men of the force due to these insecurity challenges. It is not easy, but I assure all of you that we appreciate you, we are not taking you for granted. Plateau State presents a unique security challenge, with the constant threats being posed to the state by bandits, harders and other criminal elements. The situation is being fueled by the increase in cases of arms trafficking and illegal firearms roll-in vocation. Indeed, just recently a special police operation team monitored and successfully arrested a seven-month criminal syndicate would expertise in local fabrication of AK-47. The syndicate whose local fabrication enclave was here in Joss, Plateau State, where they were arrested had been locally manufacturing assault rifles and ammunition, which they had been supplying to bandits and other criminal elements in the state NPO. There is need for greater synergy between states and the security apparatus. That is why, as Northern Government, we have continued to engage with the top security hierarchy to ensure we block this loophole. In order to address the challenges of security agents, which include manpower shortfall and call logistic, we have taken various measures over time to improve the security of the state. We have offered logistic support to the police and other security agencies, as well as invigorated our operation rainbow towards addressing the security situation.