Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has insisted that it
is ridiculous that people are not defending themselves against bandit attacks.
He said Katsina residents cannot simply rely on security
agencies to solve the problem of insecurity in their location.
The Governor said this while speaking at the Katsina police
headquarters on Friday, where he inaugurated the Katsina Joint Security
Operations and Communication Control Centre meant to assist security agencies
operating in the state.
According to the governor, “Security is our responsibility. Why are we surrendering our responsibility to some people? I can’t see how more committed a police or military officer can be than any of you.
“Why should I sit in my village and be only making telephone
calls without doing anything?
“Every bandit, every criminal has an address, has a
location, and they’re human beings like us. The only difference is that they’ve
taken arms against us; does it mean we’ve nothing to take against them?
“Do we mean we should vacate all our villages, all our
farms, all our houses, and surrender them to bandits, and wait for police
officer Emeka all the way from Enugu to come to Katsina and rescue me? This is
ridiculous. Why?
“I think part of what this Katsina initiative needs to do is
to go round all these local governments, let us talk to the people, and defend
yourselves.”
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