Mbah Commends Army for Improved Security in Enugu 

Gideon Arinze in Enugu 

Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, has commended the Nigerian Army over the improved security situation and its role in ending the sit-at-home in the state. 

Mbah gave the commendation yesterday when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Hassan Dada at the government house.

In his address, the governor said that the improved security situation would aid his administration’s promise to grow the state’s economy in an unprecedented manner.

“We are hoping to achieve that with private sector investment, but that will not happen if we do not have peace and security and that was why when we took over, we immediately identified the security challenge and the sit-at-home as the big elephants in the room,” he said. 

“So, I want to immediately put on record our profound appreciation and our immense gratitude for the support, dedication, and commitment we have continued to receive from the military, particularly the army, in our quest to have a peaceful and secure Enugu State.

While assuring that his administration would not let down its guard, he said “I also want to put on record that we have enjoyed tremendous support in not only getting the various security agencies to buy into this end to sit-at-home, but also in practice getting them to deploy enough security to ensure the protection of lives and property, particularly with respect to the enforcers of the illegal sit-at-home,”. 

Mbah also enjoined the military and the security agencies not to rest on their oars, adding that having lost the battle, the criminals that hitherto terrorized the people have now resorted to social media propaganda.

Earlier in his address, Dada appreciated Mbah for leading the charge against insecurity and illegal sit-at-home while also pledging that the Army will continue to work to protect lives and property of residents in the state.