Bandits Outnumber Nigerian Army, Police Personnel In North-West – Katsina Governor, Masari
On the ongoing military operations, Masari said the bandits had become under immense pressure and were trying to infiltrate into the communities.


The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, says bandits in the North-West region outnumber the security personnel in the zone.

He also accused the military and the police of not giving the vigilantes the necessary support.


Masari spoke in Katsina Tuesday when he received the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, who visited the state to get firsthand information on the successes recorded in the ongoing operations against banditry.

He said all the northern state governors intended to employ 3,000 trained vigilantes, “with the help of police, to arm them, but from the report I’m receiving from the current operations in Katsina State, the needed support is not given to the vigilantes.”

He said, “Let me digress a bit to address the military and the police. We’re trying to bring in vigilantes, trained by them, but they’re not giving them the necessary support.

“We have a situation in which these bandits are outnumbering the security forces, when you have volunteer forces that you’ve trained, that are willing to assist you, but the support and response by the military and the police are not encouraging.

“Now, we’re recruiting additional 500 and the emirate council is recruiting 250, if they don’t have the conducive atmosphere to operate side by side with the military and the police, how can we succeed?”
Masari said the security measures taken against banditry by northwest governors and their counterparts from Nasarawa and Niger states had started yielding positive results, “especially the suspension of GSM services, because the informants that invited bandits for kidnap or inform bandits to ambush military or police officers had been cut off.

“And also the demand for ransom normally through the GSM has drastically reduced. The banning of sales of petroleum products, along the border local governments in particular, except to designated filling stations which are allowed to sell a maximum of N5,000 to vehicles and to only operate in the day time.

“So, Honourable Minister, yes, we’ve closed markets, especially the selling of animals, banning of sales of second hand motorcycles in particular to some markets, and I think we’ll move further to all the markets in the state because we understand that it’s one source they use to buy motorcycles for their banditry and other insurgency activities,” he said.

On the ongoing military operations, Masari said the bandits had become under immense pressure and were trying to infiltrate into the communities.

He urged the federal government to take the fight to the bandits without any fear of collateral damages.

The governor, however, said there was the need to make the right calculation to minimise the damage.

On his part, the minister said banditry was not created by the present administration, hence negotiating with “people who do not share in positive values would not be tolerated.”



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When the military themselves are the Bandits....

Their brothers or cousins could be among the so called bandits...

Taliban take over of Northern Nigeria is in full gear. These guys are playing with fire without even knowing it. A time will come when the governors of those states will either obey their authority or operate from Abuja. Very soon, they will start obtaining tax and mining resources of those various states and coupled with the billion naira kidnapping industry, they would then have more funds and resources to perpetuate themselves perennially.

They should continue chasing shadows while their region is gradually being taken from them. IPOB, RUGA and how to remain president is what concerns them more. Fools!!

Either you’re with `Nigeria/The Military`or you are with the terrorists, SIMPLE!

God Bless Nigeria!!!

If care is not taken bandits will hasten the disintegration of Nigeria,if Abuja falls don't expect south to take orders from Abuja.

Why won't northern bandits Outnumber Nigerian Army when most of them are in East killing Innocent youths in the name of keeping a failed state as one.



Well it might be a fulfilment
of a prophesy.


I will draw their army to East,bandits and boko haram will then take over north and by the time they return,they won't have a place to call home~Mazi Nnamdi Kanu

Very true but let's keep pretending they are not Buharis private Army

Flora2Sweet:
When the military themselves are the Bandits....

Their brothers or cousins could be among the so called bandits...

Every family in north have three to four bandits.




Fact.

silvoclaira:
Either you’re with `Nigeria/The Military`or you are with the terrorists, SIMPLE!

God Bless Nigeria!!!

Am not with your northern terrorists nor with Nigeria terrorist army.



They should kill themselves finish.

I give up

How governor take turn free hypeman for Terrorists i would never understand

proeast:
Taliban take over of Northern Nigeria is in full gear. These guys are playing with fire without even knowing it. A time will come when the governors of those states will either obey their authority or operate from Abuja. Very soon, they will start obtaining tax and mining resources of those various states and coupled with the billion naira kidnapping industry, they would then have more funds and resources to perpetuate themselves perennially.

They should continue chasing shadows while their region is gradually being taken from them. IPOB, RUGA and how to remain president is what concerns them more. Fools!!

Are you in this country?

Bandits/Terrorists control territories in Niger state, Borno, Yobe states

They collect taxes, collect harvested products from farmers

Have appointed representative government in their terroritory

They kidnap government officials, emirs and tell government if ransom is enough or not before release

That's a massive recruitment of regional Army.

Call them Bandits or ISWAP, they are Islamic Northern Nigeria Army.

IsraeliAIRFORCE:
That's a massive recruitment of regional Army.

Call them Bandits or ISWAP, they are Islamic Northern Nigeria Army.

They now sent an Islamic northern naval desert base to the region where military headquarters have been invaded

They are all in the Eastern State

loveth360:
Every family in north have three to four bandits.




Fact.

wrong every muslim family in the north is a bandit

The ones actively in the field

The ones supporting with Taqiya at home

Peacemaker123:
If care is not taken bandits will hasten the disintegration of Nigeria,if Abuja falls don't expect south to take orders from Abuja.

Their aim is that south would fall at the same time Abuja is falling

That's the aim of fulani Terrorists and blocking of southern borders

But this southern resistance spoilt every thing, so Abuja can not fall yet even though Boko Haram is now in Niger state

It would be leaping before the gun, you can now see buhari desperation for ruga, farmer estate, even using 6billion to bribe governors

What are we going to do with this news?

Go to Villa and tell your brother

So you people know the number of bandits and army

Hmmm

As far as that madness over there doesn't get down to d Southern Nigeria,SE precisely who cares over who outnumbers who or who agrees to train who and who doesn't agree to train or be trained.
When Jonathan govt was fighting dis insurgency hands down via d then effort,intelligence of d then COAS Azubuike Ihejirika & his men, virtually all d Northern Governors,senators,federal & state house members and their elders were complaining to d extent that d then lively but now lifeless vegetable,mannequin in Aso Rock with jaga jaga english b4 d press opioned that d fight against Boko Haram is a fight against d North and they are killing their youths.
Today who is killing not just their youth but also killing,kidnapping their elders,raping their mothers,sisters and forcing schools closed?
The evil that men do live with them & no longer after them.
Northern Nigeria should enjoy d monsters they created in a bid to discredit Jonas govt,south etc

Every relatives in south do three to four bandits.actuality.