Aminu Masari, governor of
Katsina, says the state is under siege by bandits, armed robbers and
kidnappers.
He said this during the opening
ceremony of an extra-ordinary security meeting.
Masari charged security
operatives to step up the efforts in making the safe for residents.
“The citizens are on daily basis
being harassed by bandits and kidnappers that are on rampage in the state,” he
said.
“The Katsina government organised
this one-day joint security and stakeholders meeting to proffer solutions to
the state’s current insecurity challenge.
“Our state is currently under
serious siege by armed robbers, kidnappers and armed bandits who arrest rural
people at the grassroots at will and demand ransom, which if not paid, they
kill their victims.
“The people of Katsina in the 34
local governments now sleep with one eye closed and the other opened. Our state
is in a dangerous situation. Travellers are afraid of being stopped on the
highway and arrested by kidnappers who demand ransom.”
Masari said the situation is so
bad that some thieves stole some electrical equipment near the Government House
at the Government Reserved Area (GRA) in Katsina.
“I am calling on all stakeholders
to come out with solutions that will assist the security agencies to discharge
their duties,” he said
Soldiers, policemen, operatives
of the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies attended
the meeting.
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