Kebbi commissioner lights up community, declares war on crimes, mosquitoes

By Victor Ahiuma-Young BIRNIN KEBBI — In a move aimed at boosting security and promoting public health, the Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed, has donated solar-powered street lights and anti-mosquito chemical spray to residents of Rafin Atiku Ta Gabas in Birnin Kebbi.

Also speaking, Chairman of the Rafin Atiku Ta Gabas Community Development Association, Malam Abubakar Umar Mai’akwai, a Senior Lecturer at Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, stressed the need for unity and community participation in strengthening security and accelerating development.

Rafin Atiku Ta Gabas is widely regarded as one of the safest neighbourhoods in Birnin Kebbi, a development attributed to the proactive leadership of its Village Head, Alhaji Hamza Ahmed BK, whose community-based security strategy involving youth participation and intelligence gathering has helped keep crime at bay.