The Emir of Nafada, Muhammadu Hamza, has appealed to the Gombe government to help his emirate to tackle the challenge of insecurity, particularly kidnapping, which, he said, had become rampant.

Mr Hamza appealed in his palace on Tuesday when Governor Inuwa Yahaya and his campaign team paid him a courtesy visit.

The emir noted that youths had, over time, assisted security agencies in combating kidnapping in the area, thereby calling for their training to help security personnel further.

“We want the government to help train our youths so they can properly assist the security agencies in tackling kidnapping in our emirate,” the emir said.

Mr Hamza also praised the state government’s support for wheat farmers in his emirate during the 2021 dry season farming.

He recounted that the state government had during 2021/2022 dry season farming supported no fewer than 200 wheat farmers in his emirate.

Mr Hamza appealed to the governor to support the farmers who had indicated an interest in cultivating wheat in the dry season with inputs to empower the farmers and boost food security.

Mr Yahaya said he was at the emir’s palace to thank the emirate’s people for their support for his election in 2019 and to seek prayers for his re-election bid.

He assured the people that he would consolidate the gains recorded in his first term if reelected. 

(NAN)