The Commandant General, Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN),
Alhaji Usman Mohammed Jahun has disclosed that about one thousand members of Vigilante
Group of Nigeria are to benefit from anti terrorism training this year.
Jahun who made this known in Abuja while addressing members
of the organisation on VGN’s plan of action across the country for this year,
said the training has became necessary in order to compliment the efforts of
the present administration in tackling insecurity and all forms of insurgency
in the country.
He stated that VGN had also mapped out other strategies to
enhance the performance of its members nationwide and commended the support of
the National Assembly to VGN.
While soliciting for the assistance of both the federal and
state governments on the activities of the Organisation, Jahun explained that
the organisation had lost about one thousand of its members to insurgency from
2010 to 2016.
He further explained that VGN had put in place welfare
scheme to cater for the families of its late members across the country, while
reiterating the determination of the organisation to continue to compliment the
efforts of other security agencies towards protecting lives and property in the
rural areas.
Organisation, according to him, is also embarking on adult
education programme for its members to reduce the level of illiteracy among its
members across the country.
The Commandant General stated that in order to avoid
impersonation and other forms of criminality among its members, a data base had also been created.
While advising members of VGN to always discharge their
duties with sense of responsibility, Jahun expressed the hope that VGN Bill
currently before the National Assembly, when passed into law, would boost the
performance of the organisation nationwide.
