The silo is used to store grains being distributed to the people of Katsina, Zamfara, and Sokoto states.

Agro Rangers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Saturday, repelled an attack by suspected bandits on the Federal Government’s grain silo in the Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State.

In a statement on Sunday, the spokesman for the NSCDC, Buhari Hamisu, said the bandits who carried the attack at about 1 a.m., wanted to destroy the silo and abduct its manager, Mr Lawal Shitu-Yar’adua.

According to Hamisu, the Agro Rangers responded swiftly, engaging the bandits in a fierce gun duel for over two hours.

“The valiant operatives overpowered the criminals, who scaled the rear fence of the reserve and escaped with serious injuries. The silo was not damaged, nor did the criminals succeed in their nefarious act,” the NSCDC spokesman added.

The silo, Hamisu noted, is used to store grains being distributed to the people of Katsina, Zamfara, and Sokoto states.

“The command remains dedicated to promoting safety and security for the good people of the state and Nigeria as a whole, as well as providing adequate protection of critical national assets and infrastructure,” he added.

The NSCDC spokesperson also disclosed that “relevant Security agencies were alerted for reinforcement, while we have detailed more personnel to be deployed to the location and to increase the firepower of the operatives on the ground to prevent reoccurrence of the attacks.”

Saturday’s attack on the Federal Government’s silo came as the police in the state a day earlier, said it neutralised five suspected bandits, rescued over 100 kidnapped victims and recovered 658 rustled animals from March 1 to 31.

Within the period under review, the police noted that a total number of 51 cases of major crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, culpable homicides, and cattle rustling among others, were reported, and 30 cases were charged to court.

Disclosing this in a press briefing on Friday, the Police Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, noted that a total number of 64 suspects were arrested in connection with these cases.

He explained that a total number of 9 suspected armed robbers, 11 murder suspects, 29 suspected rapists, and a total number of 19 suspects were arrested for various offences such as criminal force, intimidation, inciting disturbance, theft and belonging to a gang of brigands, among others.

Katsina remains prominent among vulnerable states as bandits attacks have intensified in recent times in the Northwestern part of the country.

benuejosh:
Typical of an IPOB terrorist behaviour.

In other words, the same treatment meant for the IPOB terrorist organisation as proscribed by the FGN should be given to anyone behaving in such manner.

Infiltration of the Northern region by external elements is changing the good narrative of those guys in that region. A typical Nigerian Northerner was known for good behaviour and trustworthiness untill the bad elements of IPOB, Boko Haram, and those Mali and Niger guys who pose as Fulanis started their giving that region a bad name. The things we witnessed only in the East are beginning to manifest in the North. The government must take decisive actions to end and flush away the bad elements in the Northern region.

Yujin:

Is this all you have to say? I hope you will respond exactly like this in other threads that have to deal with those you love to hate.

benuejosh:
Typical of an IPOB terrorist behaviour.

In other words, the same treatment meant for the IPOB terrorist organisation as proscribed by the FGN should be given to anyone behaving in such manner.

Infiltration of the Northern region by external elements is changing the good narrative of those guys in that region. A typical Nigerian Northerner was known for good behaviour and trustworthiness untill the bad elements of IPOB, Boko Haram, and those Mali and Niger guys who pose as Fulanis started their giving that region a bad name. The things we witnessed only in the East are beginning to manifest in the North. The government must take decisive actions to end and flush away the bad elements in the Northern region.

benuejosh:
I have never supported any criminality coming from any region and in any form. We must always say the truth as it is. Because you hate someone and speak ill of that person doesn't mean i must hate and speak ill of the same person too. Not every herdsman is Fulani and not every kidnapper is Igbo neither is every 419 person Yoruba. We should pick out those who perpetrate a crime and crucify them for that. I say what i see and perceive to be the truth.

benuejosh:
I have never supported any criminality coming from any region and in any form. We must always say the truth as it is. Because you hate someone and speak ill of that person doesn't mean i must hate and speak ill of the same person too. Not every herdsman is Fulani and not every kidnapper is Igbo neither is every 419 person Yoruba. We should pick out those who perpetrate a crime and crucify them for that. I say what i see and perceive to be the truth.

ShoeGetSize:
NSCDC Repels Bandit Attack On FG’s Silo In Katsina


https://www.channelstv.com/2024/04/07/nscdc-repels-bandits-attack-on-fgs-silo-in-katsina/

benuejosh:
I have never supported any criminality coming from any region and in any form. We must always say the truth as it is. Because you hate someone and speak ill of that person doesn't mean i must hate and speak ill of the same person too. Not every herdsman is Fulani and not every kidnapper is Igbo neither is every 419 person Yoruba. We should pick out those who perpetrate a crime and crucify them for that. I say what i see and perceive to be the truth.

Blaze14k:


Bros are you looking for likes or what? Abi you want someone to exchange words with you

Yankee101:
The grains should be distributed not kept in storage forever

AlexBells:
I can see these bandits are very determined to weaponize hunger

phemmie06:
I now strongly believe that government of each state or of some states in the north know about this evil