The Sokoto State government has signed into law a bill to establish a Community Guards Corps to complement efforts of mainstream security agencies in the fight against insecurity, terrorism and banditry in the state.
Governor Ahmed Aliyu who signed the bill on Thursday at the Government House Chamber in Sokoto, said the Corps were not a rival of the conventional security outfits instead they would complement the sister security operations for a crime-free state.
“The corps will serve as a support drive in complementing the efforts of conventional security agencies through providing useful intelligence from across communities of their operations,” the governor said.
