Two members of the Katsina State House of Assembly members
could not help but shed tears on Monday while deliberating on the worsening
state of insecurity in the state.
During the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji
Tasi’u Maigari, the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Shehu Dalhatu-Tafoki, in a motion of
urgent public importance, decried how despite government and security agencies’
efforts, the insecurity situation in the state seems to be increasing.
Dalhatu-Taofiki, urged the government in conjunction with
security agencies, to adopt a new approach and also increase the number of
outposts, especially in the affected areas to tame the menace of banditry in
the state.
“The security operative need to increase their outposts
across the state, especially in the areas mostly disturbed by the bandits
“The outposts in those areas are not enough, they cannot
overpower the bandits, despite the huge amounts of money being spent on them,”
he lamented.
While reacting to the motion, Alhaji Haruna Goma, member
representing Dandume Constituency, could not hold back his tears as he narrated
how the cruel bandits wasted the lives of not less than 11 persons and abducted
scores in Dandume recently.
Goma appealed to the government to act fast to avoid more
members of the community being wasted by the heartless bandits.
Similarly, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, member representing
Funtua constituency, equally wept why recounting how the hoodlums terrorised
their communities in the last one month, killing and kidnapping scores.
According to the lawmaker representing Katsina constituency,
the insecurity challenge bedecking the state is unimaginable, noting that about
32 out of the 34 LGAs in the state are now being threatened by the bandits.
He also called on the government to do a review of its
expenditures on security as there seems to be no visible improvement.
The lawmakers, after the deliberation, unanimously adopted
the motion and called on all relevant authorities to look into the issue in the
interest of the state.
In their bid to find a way out of the dilemma, the house
also resolved to invite to a meeting the state’s representatives at the
National Assembly, the state’s executive arm, as well as heads of security
agencies in the state.
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