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Declare bandits terrorists, Katsina lawmakers urge Buhari, Gov. Masari

The state assembly said the declaration would give security agencies the muscle to deal decisively with bandits.

• November 22, 2021
Katsina State House of Assembly and Bandits
Katsina State House of Assembly and Bandits

The Katsina State House of Assembly on Monday called on the federal and state governments to declare bandits as terrorists.

The call followed the presentation of a report by its committee on security on the incessant attacks on Nigerians by bandits.

Chairman of the committee, Muhammad Abubakar, said the call was part of its recommendations.

Mr Abubakar said the declaration of bandits as terrorists would give the military, the police and other security agencies the power to decisively deal with them.

“There is what we call, ‘limitation of administration’. This means there are some actions that security agencies cannot take against bandits because they have not been declared as terrorists.

“Therefore, there is the need for the declaration of the bandits as terrorists so that all necessary measures can be taken by security agencies to fight them.

“During our investigation, we realised that the Security Containment Order signed by Gov. Aminu Masari, recorded a lot of successes in inhibiting the bandits.

“We have realised that attacks, kidnapping and killing of people by bandits have reduced by about 35 per cent. This shows that the security agencies are also trying their best,” Mr Abubakar said.

According to him, the committee recommends that the government review the order to eliminate its attendant negative effect on residents of affected areas, but without curtailing its successes.

On November 10, lawmaker Jabir Yusuf presented a motion of urgent public importance over an attack by bandits in the town of Batsari.

Following deliberations on the issue, the assembly ordered its committee on security to meet with security agencies over the issue and revert for further actions.

(NAN)

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