{"id":202877,"date":"2022-07-12T09:30:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T08:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=202877"},"modified":"2022-07-12T09:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T08:30:03","slug":"banditry-matawalle-urges-fg-to-extend-retirement-age-of-security-personnel-to-70-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/07\/12\/banditry-matawalle-urges-fg-to-extend-retirement-age-of-security-personnel-to-70-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Banditry: Matawalle urges FG to extend retirement age of security personnel to 70 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Bello Matawalle of Zmafara State, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to extend the retirement age of security personnel in Nigeria to 70 adding that the entry age limit for Direct Short Service should be extended from 30 to 32 years to accommodate more able bodied men and women that are willing to serve their fatherland to securing Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Matawalle, who spoke at his country home in Maradun, said this will afford those of them that are not tired to continue to serve the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said this will help sustain successes recorded in the fight on terror and insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Matawalle also promised to make Zamfara the most peaceful state in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>On the insecurity facing the state, the governor said; \u201cAs you know that we are facing the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/07\/11\/transporters-seek-alternative-routes-over-fear-of-insecurity-in-taraba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insecurity<\/a> in Zamfara. I want to make Zamfara the most peaceful state in Nigeria. I want to make the people of Zamfara secure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On how to achieve the feat in the face of rampaging bandits, he said: \u201cI will ensure that Zamfara is the most peaceful state, the most secure state in Nigeria. I\u2019m working with some security to achieve this. I want to appeal to the Federal Government to extend the retirement age of the security personnel to 70 years just like it did to university lecturers and some teachers. 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