Urges military to deploy technology against criminals
Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has reviewed the precarious security situation in his state, lamenting that at least 10 of the states 34 Local Government Areas are currently under siege by bandits and other violent criminals.
“Ten out of the 34 LGAs in Katsina State are under attack daily by bandits; with this situation in mind, there is no way we can sleep”, Gov. Masari told the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen., Farouk Yahaya, yesterday at the Government House.
According to the governor, if we say we are happy here in Katsina, then we are not being honest.
We are disturbed by this issue of banditry, with kidnappings, rape, armed robbery as every day, we record at least one or two incidents.
But we thank God because if you compare the current situation with what was obtainable about six months ago, there is progress in restoring the situation to normalcy.
If we want to depend solely on the security agencies, how many are they, compared to the population and the sheer size of Nigeria.
We have passed the era of the blame game as we must do whatever it takes to return things to normalcy in our communities and allow the government to do what it is supposed to do.
The purpose of governance is being seriously challenged. The purpose of government is to protect lives and property and honour and dignity of citizens. But when this purpose is under attack then the entire system is under attack.
“With technology, you can fight wars with a minimum number of personnel. So, I hope, the Army authorities will deploy technology so that that we can bring these banditry activists under control”, he said.
Earlier, the Chief of Army Staff explained that he was in Katsina on an operational visit to military formations in the area.
