A member of the house of representative representing Ikeja federal constituency Honorable James Faleke has cried out that the Kogi state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello is recruiting and breeding another set of Boko Haram sect.
Faleke in a telephone conversation disclosed that the Kogi state governor was training hooligans in the name of fighting crimes with the use of vigilantes.
The embattled law maker who was the gubernatorial running mate of the late Kogi state gubernatorial candidate of the all progressive Congress APC in a telephone conversation said “I want to appeal to the governor in the area of security; as much as he is dealing with security issues, he should stop breeding future problem for the state. I learnt he is using the army to train 1,500 youths, who he calls vigilantes and he gives them guns. I don’t know whether he would be able to retrieve the guns from these people.”
According to Faleke, training hooligans in the name of vigilantes was the same way Boko Haram started in Borno State. When politicians arm civilians and thugs and at the end of it they will be unable to retrieve them and it becomes problem.
Meanwhile the Director General on Media and Publicity to the Kogi state Governor, Kingsley Fanwo, reaction to Faleke’s claim said the vigilantes would not pose any security threat in the future since they were well trained.
“The Vigilante Security Operatives are well trained and licensed to bear arms. It is in furtherance of the governor’s determination to rid the state of criminal elements which is already yielding fruits.
Fanwo who begged Faleke to forget the past said “It is heartwarming to note that Kogi is becoming safer by the day and our toga of criminality is giving way. All security apparatus will be oiled to enable our people to have peace. Only criminals or people of criminal intentions are afraid of the security architecture in the state today.” he said.
