The escalating insecurity situation in Kaduna State has caused the Nigerian police authorities to deploy 200 Police Special Intervention Squad to Kaduna state on Sunday.
The squad was received by Governor Uba Sani at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Sunday, expressing appreciation to the; Inspector General of Police Mr Kayode Egbetekun for fulfilling his promise on the deployment of the Squad.
He also expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu and the security agencies for the successful rescue of the kidnapped Kuriga school children.
The reception of the IGP Special Intervention Squad came while the rescued School Children were being expected at Kaduna Government House.
Governor Uba Sani, his Deputy and other top government officials had a closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies in the state and leaders of the Kuriga Community.
IGP, Kayode Egbetokun had during a visit to the state after the kidnapped of the school children hinted at deploying a special mobile force to tackle the menace of insecurity bedevilling the state.
The squad is armed with Armoured Personal Carriers, APCs and other sophisticated weapons and are expected to be deployed to trouble areas like Birnin Gwari, Chikun, and Kajuru among others