NewsFour Bandits Leaders Surrender In Katsina, See Number Of Dangerous Weapons Released

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Four leaders of bandits in Katsina State have said they denounced their illegal activities in Katsina state. On Thursday, the repentant gunmen surrendered 45 rustled cattle, two General Purpose machine guns, 24 AK 47 rifles, 109 GPMG ammunition, 95 7.62MM Live Ammunition, among others.

Katsina state is one of the worst-hit states in the North-West by the activities of bandits across the country.

In December 2020, the bandits kidnapped over 300 students from a boy’s secondary boarding school in Kankara, which is about a two-hour drive from the state capital, Katsina.

The boys were released within a week after successful negotiations with the kidnappers and the state government

It is not yet certain if the surrendered bandits were granted amnesty as of the time of writing this report.

The Federal Government has rejected the notion of amnesty for bandits but some state governments, mostly in the North-West, have announced their openness to the idea.

The names of the four bandit leaders included Sale Turwa, Mani Turwa, Ado Sarki, and Sani Mai-Deji and were said to be residing in the thick forest of Illela in the Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The development was disclosed by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Sanusi Buba, in a Press Conference held at the command headquarters, Katsina.

The Commissioner said their denouncement was part of the efforts of the State Police Command in the ongoing onslaught against banditry, armed robbery, kidnapping, and other forms of crimes and criminality in the state.

Buba explained that it is also in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive to all security agencies to clamp down on all marauding bandits in the forest, until either they are arrested, neutralised, or forced to surrender.

The police boss added that the bandits came forward unconditionally.

“It became absolutely imperative at this juncture, to warn other recalcitrant bandits, who refuse to surrender, that nobody has a monopoly of violence and that government is mightier than any person or group of persons,” Buba said.

“The Nigeria Police Force and indeed other sister security agencies will leave no stone unturned in isolating and dealing decisively with any individual or group of unrepentant bandits that refused to surrender and keep hibernating in the forest.

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)

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