The Katsina State Government has announced plans aimed at curbing resurgence of banditry and restoring peace and security that the State had been enjoying in the past months since the negotiation with bandits.
The Special Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters Ibrahim Ahmad Katsina, who stated this in Katsina, disagreed with some media reports that the accord with the bandits had broken down.
He identified recent attacks recorded in some parts of the State as community-based, adding that the State government is currently rallying support of community leaders, the media, vigilance groups and security agencies to address the situation.
The Special Assistant also listed some of the new processes to include stream-lining information dissemination on security matters at the rural and community level, dialoguing with relevant stakeholders, including traditional and community leaders, reviving the vigilance groups and community policing, as well as ensuring increased tempo of the activities of security agencies in the State.
