A 21-member committee set up by the Governor of Taraba State, Mr Agbu Kefas, to coordinate youth empowerment, socio-economic development and security of the state on Monday warned criminal elements to repent or leave the state.
The committee also announced plans to host the first Taraba Youths Economic and Security Summit to woo investors to the state.
The Chairman of the committee, Mr Benjamin Bako, said during a press conference in Jalingo that the committee was working with relevant security agencies and other stakeholders to create an enabling environment for investors to come and explore the potential of the state.
He said, “We the committee members are asking all criminal elements in the state to repent or quietly leave the state to allow socio-economic development of our state which is in need of peace and development”
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A member of the committee and head of the planned security summit, Maj Gen Habila Vintenaba (Rtd), also warned criminal elements to leave Taraba as the committee had put in place a security blueprint that would smoke them out from their hideouts.