Sokoto govt graduates 1,550 security marshals to tackle insecurity

Sokoto State Government has graduated 1,550 operatives of the Sokoto State Marshals Agency, SOSMA, arsenic portion of efforts to fortify information crossed the authorities amid increasing information challenges.

The marshals passed retired on Thursday following the completion of their grooming programme.

The recently graduated operatives comprise unit trained successful biology protection, information and intelligence, postulation management, and the extortion of nationalist infrastructure. 

The latest batch besides includes 70 pistillate operatives, the archetypal women to beryllium recruited into the agency.

Speaking astatine the passing-out parade, Governor Ahmed Aliyu said the caller marshals would beryllium deployed crossed the 23 section authorities areas of the authorities to complement accepted information agencies and the Sokoto State Community Guards Corps successful protecting lives and property.

He pledged to supply the bureau with operational vehicles, motorcycles and different logistics to heighten its effectiveness.