The adoption of some stringent measures has helped with actively tackling insecurity in the state according to Aminu Masari, Katsina governor.
According to him, the suspension of telecommunications services in some areas made communication between the bandits and their informants unavailable.
Also, the embargo on night baking us preventing bakers from selling loaves of bread to bandits.
Masari said this on Tuesday when he received Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, at the government house in Katsina.
“It is important because the informants give information to these bandits and now they have been cut off.
“The ransom demand has also reduced. We have put the sale of petrol to N5,000 and I think some states (in the northwest) are doing this,” he said.
Masari admitted that banditry must be totally terminated for the country to be safe and stable.
He noted that insecurity creeps back in if not properly dealt with.
“We have banned the sale of second-hand motorcycles in the state. We have also stopped the operation of junction motor parks.
“These are different forms of criminality you must extinguish completely.
“The issue of banditry has nothing to do with religion or ethnicity. They do not fight for any cause.
“We have people who are willing to support the police, army but they (law enforcement agencies) are not welcoming,” he said.
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