Lawmaker calls on people to support security agencies

By Usman Umar Sahabi
The member representing Verre in the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Yapak has called on people in the constituency to support security agencies in the efforts at securing lives and properties.
The legislator made call Wednesday while presenting seven motorcycles under the second phase of his twenty-twenty constituency project to Vigilante groups across the four political wards in Verre Zone of Fufore Local Government Area.
He explained that the gesture is to complement the vigilantes in working with security agencies to tackle the various security challenges in the area and the State in general.
Abdullahi Yapak who decried the high level of insecurity, called on the people to intensify prayers to seek divine intervention in security and cautioned criminal elements to repent for peace and development of the area.
He commended the traditional rulers in the area for the role they are playing in the maintenance of peace and unity among the people and urged them to maintain the tempo.
In his address, the All Progressives Congress, APC Chairman of Fufore Local Government Mr. James Beka saluted the legislator for taking positive steps to enhance security in the zone.
He urged the beneficiaries of the intervention to justify the confidence reposed in them to boost the fight against criminality.
Speaking on behalf of community leaders rulers in the constituency, the district head of Nyibango, Alhaji Abubakar Jika commended Abdullahi Umar Yapak for his effort to facilitate the activities of the vigilantes.
He appealed to people in the area to always furnish security agencies with useful and credible intelligence reports for timely action.
In their separate remarks, some of the beneficiaries of the motorcycles declared their support to security agencies and prayed to God to reward the legislator abundantly.
Meanwhile, the member representing Verre Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Yapak has presented assorted food items he facilitated from Federal Government Covid-nineteen Palliatives through the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency ADSEMA together with his Christmas package to the people.
The legislator explained that the gesture was to enable beneficiaries to have a worthy Christmas.