The Katsina State government has ordered the immediate reopening of all fueling stations and cattle markets closed down due to banditry and cattle rustling experienced in the state.
The order was contained in a statement on Saturday by Abdullahi Yar’adua, the Director of Press to the Secretary of the Government of the State SGS, Mustapha Inuwa said Governor Aminu Bello Masari who gave the order, stressed that his government would not hesitate to re-enact the closure where a resurgence of any dubious activity is noticed
Masari charged all-district and village heads in the affected areas of the two Emirate Councils in the state “to be wary and vigilant in order to ensure that no act of connivance by the ‘Sarkin Fawa’ is allowed.”
Recall that in August 2021, the state government signed into law the Security Challenges Containment Order” which includes the closure of some fueling stations and cattle markets in areas suffering from banditry in the state in an effort to curtail the insecurity in the state.
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