By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) yesterday called on security agencies working to curb the activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect to scale-up surveillance activities.
Chairman of the Forum, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, who made the call, also urged them to re-strategise their operations to end the scourge of what he described as senseless killing of defenceless citizens.
Aliyu made the call in his reaction to Sunday’s explosion which killed several persons at a relaxation point in Sabon Gari area of Kano.
In a statement issued by the coordinating Chairman of the Forum of Northern SSGs and Secretary to the Government of Niger state, Hon Saidu Idris Ndako Kpaki, the Forum appealed to terrorists in the country to give peace a chance
It said reverting to acts of violence in the city of Kano after months of reprieve was a big blow on efforts to advance the course of peace.
The statement urged the perpetrators of the dastardly act to lay down their arms while cautioning security agencies against complacency.
The Forum commiserated with the families of those killed or injured during the blast and called on all security agencies to double their efforts in the discharge of their responsibilities of protecting the lives and property of the citizens.