Kota Kinabalu: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor wants the construction of two additional General Operations Force (GOF) battalion complexes to be expedited to bolster security in Sabah.
The two new battalions are Battalion 21 Keningau and Battalion 22 Kunak, he said, adding that Sabah currently has five battalions in Kinarut, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Sandakan and Beluran.
"Sabah is a vast state and surrounded by three seas - the South China Sea in the West, the Sulu Sea in the North East and the Celebes Sea in the East, while in the southern side of Sabah shares a border with Indonesia," he said.
"Therefore, the additional two GOF complexes are necessary not only to stop subversive movements but also block smuggling activities of fuel, logs, drugs among others,"
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