Kwara, Niger to strengthen security collaboration

By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin

Kwara and Niger are to strengthen existing  collaboration to ensure adequate protection of lives and properties in the two states.

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced this on Wednesday evening at the State Executive Council meeting.

Governor AbdulRazaq, who expressed grave concern with reports of degradation of Multi-Billion Naira natural endowments by some criminal elements in parts of Baruten Local Government, said he would reach out to his Niger state counterpart for maximum security collaboration to put an end to such criminal activities.

The Governor disclosed that Kwara and Niger accounted for 60 percent of Shea butter production in the country, regretting that deforestation activities by some of the criminal elements in parts of the state constituted serious danger to preservation of  natural endowments.

He lamented the increasing exportation of firewood and charcoal from the state, stressing that the state government will deepen mass enlightenment on the use of gas in place of firewood and charcoal to  protect the forest.

He also said the Governors’ Forum may also need to work to bring down the cost of cooking gas to make it more affordable to the people as a sustainable al