The Kano State Police Commissioner, Adamu Ibrahim Bakori, has said that Kano today is the most peaceful state, owing to the collaborative efforts of the security and the community who helped with useful information.
Speaking on Sunday while unveiling the maiden Kano Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Correspondents Chapel, Table Tennis Game, Sunday, CP Bakori, said that even the pockets of city insecurities have been taken care of and night trading and other activities are done without fear.
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He said the police were able to achieve the securing of the state with the efforts of the community using community policing templates and today there is great peace around the ancient city.
“Even the recent encroachment of bandits in some border towns have been substantially tackled and today those local Government areas are having peace”.
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In his remarks, an Exofficio of the Sport Writers Association, Malikawa Garu, said the initiative of the table tennis game by the Correspondents Chapel would surely give way for energetic newsmen.
“Let me assure you that we are going to include you in the Tofa Tennis Game that is done annually; this would give way for having professional players among the media,” he said.
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The Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Murtala Adewale, said the initiative of table tennis was done to create recreational means of exercise for the members.
He commended the CP Adamu Bakori for sponsoring the Table Tennis Game which he noted have cemented the relationship between the security and the media.
