The National leader of All Progressives Congress APC Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated fifty million naira to the Internally Displaced Persons IDP’s revaged by armed banditry in parts of Niger state.
He announced the donation when he visited Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state at Government House Minna to symphathised with people and government over the loss of lives and properties as a result of armed banditry.
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu reminded the people of Niger state that they are not alone because they are going to help them to overcome the current challenges.
According to him, Nigeria and indeed Nigerians are not in a hopeless situation as the Federal Government will take the battle to the terrorists and win.
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari is determined more than ever to use all available options at his disposal to defeat all forms of crime and criminality as well as to safeguard Nigerian democracy.
The National leader who described armed banditry as un acceptable to government however said they will work hand in hand with governments to bring an end to the mess stressing that prayers and strong determination remain the greatest weapons in addressing the current security challenges bedevilling Nigeria.
In his remarks Niger state Governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello thanked the National leader of APC for finding time to come and commiserate with them saying that the donation would go a long way in cushioning the hardship of people ravaged by armed banditry in the state.
Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello assured that the money donated will be judiciously utilised through the state emergency Management Agency to enable them reach all targeted beneficiaries.
He added that no amount of dialogue will change the mind of insurgents to denounce banditry but even though it is expensive governments have to make use of satellite images and other modern methods of fighting crime to overcome such challenges.
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu also visited the former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida at his Uphill residence in Minna.