In his determination to contain the menace of drug abuse in Kogi East, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs, Sen Isah Jibrin (Echocho), has helped to establish a National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), area command office in Anyigba, Dekina local government area of Kogi State.

The Senator who was represented by his Legislative aide, Mr. Okpanachi Yakubu during the official flag off of the office explained that Anyigba in Dekina Local Government deserves to have an area command office of the NDLEA.
A statement by his special adviser on media Mikail Ibrahim quoted the senator to have expressed his determination to have the office stationed in the area inorder to curb the menace of illicit drugs.

The State Deputy Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Mr. Turki who represented the State Commander commended Sen. Isah Jibrin for the initiative, stressing the significance of the need for collective effort in taming drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Kogi East.
He added that the lawmaker deserved commendation for his timely response by donating finished office facility for the agency.

The Ogohi Onu Anyigba, Alhaji Shaibu Okolo, equally thanked the Senator for his support towards tackling drug abuse in Kogi East.

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has promised to do all within his power ensure the safe return of students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, who were abducted from the on Thursday.
Hia Special Adviser on Media Ismaila Isah in a statement quoted the Governor to have given the indication when he visited the university campus on an assessment of the security situation in the wake of the security breach that led to the abduction of the students.

He assured that every necessary step including non-kinetic measures have been activated to ensure the safe return of the abducted students.

While assuring members of the university community of efforts by the government to improve the existing security architecture on the campus, Ododo promised that he will do whatever it takes to return all the abducted students to the university and to reunite them with their families and friends.

“It is our duty as a government to protect lives and property in all parts of the state. We are prepared to protect the students and that is why we allowed the students to stay on the campus.

“We installed CCTV cameras in all the classrooms and the entire perimeter of the university campus yet on the day of the attack, our investigation so far revealed that all the cameras were switched off and this can only be attributed to sabotage by internal collaborators.

Our security agencies are on their heels and investigation is ongoing. All our students shall return safely and the perpetrators shall be brought to book”, the Governor assured.

According to him, there will be regular review of the operation as more facts emerge from the investigation.

He said, “I am here to see things myself; to assess the situation and also to review the ongoing operation that will ensure the safe return of the students to the school. What is most important now is how to rescue our students unhurt.

“We have the right information at our disposal but we can’t put all that out in the media. I want the parents and students to be calm as we are making concerted effort to secure the return of the students.”

He commended the security agencies for their gallantry in minimizing the impact of the attack by preventing the attackers from gaining access to the university hotels, stressing that nothing will be spared to bring back the students and to prevent a repeat of such unfortunate attack on the university campus and elsewhere in the state.

The senator representing Kogi Central senatorial district, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has condemned in strong terms the recent attack on the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in which several students were abducted by gunmen.

She equally called for an improved security, describing the attack as “unfortunate and unacceptable,” that innocent students must not be subjected to such heinous act.
Heavily armed bandits in their numbers had invaded Kogi-owned Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, and abducted unspecified number of students.
The invasion took place on Thursday night while the students were having tutorials in preparation for their upcoming first semester examinations.
According to information released by the university, the attack occurred at approximately 8:23 pm on Thursday, May 9th, when hoodlums attacked the university, located in Adavi local government area of Kogi, and abducted an unspecified number of students who were studying for their first-semester examinations.
Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan while reacting stressed that learning environments must be protected from such attacks and urged security agencies to ensure the safe release of the students and bring the perpetrators to justice.

She offered her support and assistance to ensure the students’ safely return as she emphasised the need for measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.