PHOTOS: El-Rufai receives 100 female soldiers deployed to tackle insecurity in Kaduna

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has received an 100 all-female army corps deployed to combat insecurity in the state.

Hadiza Balarabe, the deputy governor, joined el-Rufai in welcoming the troops to the state.

According to a tweet from the Kaduna state government handle, the all-female corps were deployed to complement security patrols on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.

“KADUNA UPDATE: Malam Nasir @elrufai and @DrHadiza are welcoming a detachment of the Nigerian Army Women Corps that has been deployed to complement security patrols on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway,” the tweet read.

KADUNA UPDATE: Malam Nasir @elrufai and @DrHadiza are welcoming a detachment of the Nigerian Army Women Corps that has been deployed to complement security patrols on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway pic.twitter.com/yNgHOcwfdX

— Governor of Kaduna (@GovKaduna) January 27, 2021

The Governor and the Deputy Governor have expressed gratitude to the military for deploying the troops and assured them of the continued support of the Kaduna State Government as they work for security in the state. pic.twitter.com/VtJ2kv5brX

— Governor of Kaduna (@GovKaduna) January 27, 2021

The Abuja-Kaduna expressway has been highly unsafe lately as gunmen kidnap and sometimes kill travellers.

Below are photos of the deployed troops:

Photo credit: Kaduna Government and TVC News