Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari has decried the security situation in the State, lamenting that 10 out of the 34 Local Government Areas in the state are under severe attack daily by armed bandits.
The governor made this claim when he received the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Faruk Yahaya, on a courtesy visit to the State on Thursday.
Masari informed the COAS that 10 local government areas have been under repeated attacks from bandits who kill, rape, injure the people, burn houses, and rustle cattle.
According to Gov. Masari, the state government is unhappy with the current security situation in the state, adding that it must be brought to an end.
He restated that the issue of security in the country is a collective responsibility not only for the security agencies.
The governor described the insecurity level in Katsina as alarming, stressing that the insecurity issue in the state must be overcome and restore normalcy in the area.
‘Here in Katsina, we have created three tiers of security success, from the community to the local, up to the state level, aimed at ensuring peace in our communities.
‘We want peace restored as soon as possible and allow the military to go back to the barracks for the police to take over,’ he said.
The governor further assured the COAS of the state government commitments in offering all the necessary support to enable the military discharge its duties effectively.
Earlier, the COAS told the governor that he was on an operational visit to the state to interact with the troops in order to know their challenges.
According to him, the visit was also to seek for the continued support of the state government and commended the governor for his logistic and equipment support.
Mr Yahaya assured the governor that the military would continue to work with other security agencies in the state to ensure relative peace.
He further appealed the public to support the army in the discharge of their duties, especially by providing them with necessary information on criminals.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
