The Plateau State Government says it will procure 50 patrol pickup vans and 200 motorcycles for security agencies in the state to tackle insecurity.
The State Cmmissioner for Information and Communication, Dan Manjang, disclosed this after the State Executive Council.
He said the decision was taken to strengthen the capacity of the security agencies to respond to various challenges across the state.
Manjang said the patrol vehicles and motorcycles will be deployed across the state and utilised for the purpose of proactively tackling kidnapping, banditry and other crimes, adding that there will be increased intelligence gathering particularly in the rural areas.
Manjang said Council approved the scrapping of Plateau Agric Mechanisation and Supply Company due to lack of law backing its establishment, and its functions have been subsumed under the ASTC.
He said the staff would be re- deployed to relevant MDAs and their parent ministries.
