Crimes: Niger to partner ACOMORAN on intelligence

The Niger state government is to partner with the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN)in the area of intelligence gathering with the view to checking intra-city crimes. The state Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Jibrin Baba Ndace yesterday said this has become necessary in order to ensure security, orderliness and safety on intra city highways in the state. He disclosed this at the weekend when the association paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Minna, the state capital. The governor, who decried the development, noted that security reports had shown that motorcycles are mostly used to engage in criminal activities in the state, hence the need for the association to put internal mechanism to check on bad eggs in its rank and file. He promised to ensure capacity building for people that will be engaged by the association through training by the Police and the Directorate of State Services (DSS) so as to enable them discharge their duties effectively and efficiently. “I want to see that there is an intelligence unit in ACOMORAN to ensure security in the state because when the unit is setup we ensure that they undergo training with the police as well as the DSS. This is because those who engage in kidnapping and robbery