The police recovered various exhibits from the suspects including two pump action guns, one single barrel gun, two locally made pistols, 25 rounds of live cartridges, various denominations of Biafran currencies, one live tortoise, one live crocodile and various criminal charms.
He said that the recent launch of the N150 billion MSME’s intervention fund in partnership with the Bank of Industry, which offers single digit loans to MSMEs across Nigeria, among other interventions, was an example of the commitment.
The award which was presented by the office of the Vice-President, His Excellency Kashim Shettima, was received on behalf of the Governor by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akintunde Oyebode.
Notable among them was the Ad Hoc Committee on Flood, Erosion, Drought and Desertification (Mitigation, Adaptation, Preparedness and Response) presented by the Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, which called for the revitalisation of State Emergency Management Agencies, SEMAs, and improved coordination between different levels of government.