By GAMBO ARABART, Lafia

Nasarawa State Chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on governor Abdullahi Sule to secure safety for the citizens and residents of the state.

The call Is coming on the heels of incessant cases of kidnapping, banditry and other forms of criminalities witnessed these days in the state.

Addressing newsmen in Karu, LGC of the state, a group under the umbrella of concerned members of the PDP who alleged that bad governance and the inability of the government in power to tackle the challengesin the state was largely responsible for the rising criminal activities in Nasarawa.

The Leader of the group, Shuaibu Danladi said: “Nasarawa state has been exposed to insecurity, home for criminals due to inability of the government to adequately tackle the security challenges bedevilling the state.”

“Citizens and residents now live in fear in Nasarawa state because, the government has failed in its responsibility to provide enabling environment for the people to live peacefully, businesses to thrive. Why can’t we have increase in criminal activities when our state has become a breeding ground for Children without parents.”

“Nasarawa, just like other states in the North -East, North-west, is one of the states in North-Central Nigeria terrorised by bandits who raid villages, kill and abduct residents for ransom as well as burn homes after looting them.

The group who called on the APC government to turn away from politicking and provide good governance for the citizens, also appeal to the governor to channel more energy into the development of the state, increase the fight against insecurity in the state.

“We cannot continue to live in fear in our state when the government in power’s responsibility is to protect, provide and defend the citizenry has failed to fight Kidnapping which has become the order of the day with residents being kidnapped, killed, rubbed on daily basis,” the group decried.

They maintained that the security agencies have no doubt been doing their best in fighting crimes in Nasarawa state, but expressed worried that enough enabling environments are not created for the agencies to succeed in their responsibility of securing the state.

“Students, Senior citizens of the state have now become a target for ransom. Government owed it a duty to ensure the safety of lives of the residents. Governor Sule’ must wake up to the challenges of addressing the inadequacies in the areas of insecurity, infrastructures, poverty reduction in Nasarawa state,” they added.