Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has expressed
the resolve of the state and federal governments to work round the clock to end
the menace of banditry bedevilling the state and the country before the
expiration of their tenure come 2023.
Masari described the insecurity situation experienced in the
northwestern part of the country and indeed the whole country as “domestic
banditry” though admitted that there have been some cases of “cross-border
banditry.”
The Katsina State Governor made the disclosure on Wednesday
after signing the 2022 appropriation bill into law which he said was primarily
meant to complete the jobs started by his administration.
“Essentially, the banditry we are facing in Katsina and by
extension northwest and some parts of this country is domestic banditry
perpetrated by people that are known to us; that we have lived together with;
of the same culture, same language, same religion. In fact, the only thing that
differentiates us now from them is that they are bandits and we are not,” he
said.
Masari urged the people of the state to rise up collectively
as a people and take advantage of technology to defeat the hoodlums and restore
the lost peace in the state.
He also admonished them to eschew the blame game and come up
with meaningful solutions to the quagmire instead.
“Collectively as a people, we must defeat them. We must
conquer our environment, have self-control of our environment, and dominate our
environment.
There are two advantages that we have: our number and
technology.
“Putting the two together, we will restore normalcy to our
people. It is not beyond us to do that but what is most important people must
sit up. There should be no more cowardice in the fight against these evil men
and women. They are evil and represent evil and for us as a people, we should
not shy away from our responsibilities by pointing accusing fingers. Before you
point accusing fingers do the role that is expected of you.
“In this fight, there is no loss. The only loss in this
fight is if you run away and refused to fight. That’s what the law says. It
professes in this part of the country, that we are religious, we are Muslims,
we have been thought and directed in situations like this on how to react. We
should not under any condition run away we should stay and fight,” he said.
“The only way to challenge these people is to show them that
we are willing, determined capable of defending our territory and our area and
our lives and our properties. This does not mean that we are taking away the
responsibility of the government. No, far from it. It is reinforcing the
purpose of government to provide leadership to secure life and property, honour
and dignity of the people you lead. We must conquer this evil. We must. Many
responsible people are already offering suggestions on how best to deal with
these people because without peace there won’t be development.”
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