GOVERNOR Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Tuesday said seven states in the North West and North Central have agreed to recruit 3,000 special vigilantes to assist in combating insecurity, most especially banditry and kidnapping.

Masari, who made this disclosure while fielding questions from journalists on the sideline of a consultative meeting with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and traditional rulers, in Katsina, said the vigilantes will be trained by the Nigeria Police Force.

According to him, governors of Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kaduna, Niger, Katsina and Nasarawa states had met and agreed to recruit the personnel to assist security agencies in addressing the security peculiarities in their states.
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According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Masari was quoted to have said that “I am not speaking for myself, but on behalf of the governors of the above mentioned states. In fact, they are supposed to be at this consultative meeting we are holding here in Katsina, but I am speaking on their behalf.

“The issue of banditry in the North West and parts of North Central has transformed to insurgency, therefore, we developed different mechanisms to fight the menace. There are over 150 groups of bandits in the forests that owe allegiance to their different leaders. These people don’t have ideology, religion or sense of direction, they are just like wild animals,” Masari said.

In his remark, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said he was in Katsina with journalists from 22 media organisations to get first hand information on the issue of banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling among others.

Meanwhile, Masari has raised alarm about the relocation of hungry bandits, driven to the fringes, to communities to steal farm produce ahead of the upcoming harvest season He raised the alarm at a consultative briefing he held with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on the security situation in the state.

Masari hinted: “Because of hunger, bandits are moving towards communities around the forest area. They know that harvest time is approaching and their plan is to harvest crops and steal food items planted by farmers.”

He explained that bandits had been driven to the fringes in the state as a result of measures put in place, including suspension of mobile telecommunication networks and ban of sale of petroleum products in many filling stations, just as he charged the security chiefs, who were in attendance at the briefing, to wake up to the call and deal decisively with the criminals, who were neither fighting for a religious or ideological cause.

Source: https://tribuneonlineng.com/Banditry-Seven-Northernstates-to-recruit-3000-vigilantes-Masari

okay.

Buhari is still the president so nothing will change..

Recriute 3,000 to do what exactly

Are they not the people El rufai told us are doing business

Did you want to recruit vagilantee to stop the bandits from doing their legitimate business?

I don't understand you guys any more.
If you guys are playing the play should stop with immediate effect because we will resist any attempt or attempted attempt to stop those guys from doing their well known business.






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Wasn’t this what the west did with Amotekun and u guys nearly crucified them

So, 7 states of the Federal Republic most of whom already have Sharia Enforcement units are also recruiting for their own armed police?

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You guys are free to recruitment and even armed them with nuclear weapons no body will talk

The last time south west wanted to recruitment we knew the resistance from certain sections of the country

Dia eye don clear. Boko haram go soon over run you. Useless people. They have seen what happened In Afghanistan. This one eh bandits will just rape all their wives and children once they take over . They won't be as civil as taliban

This is purely another plan to loot billions


So, insecurities the Nigerian Army couldn't combat with heavy weapons- due to poltics, is the same insecurities the vigilante will combat with mere catapults?

You people are treating these deadly groups with kid gloves because they are not Igboho or Kanu. This double standard will spell the end of the North in no distant time. Terrorists may take over if the current window dressing is not jettisoned.

Una headache

Ok

Governor indeed ���� Look at the kind of people they elect as governors... Mtcheew

Okay

Something is happening in the North...

As usual to be under federal government payroll with our VAT & MMANỤ MONEY.

"There are over 150 groups of bandits in the forests that owe allegiance to their different leaders. These people don’t have ideology, religion or sense of direction, they are just like wild animals,” .......Hmmm

Rule 19 .How do ones send private mail complaints against a MOD

When amotekun was introduced these clowns were crying foul. Useless people.

Na una sabi

These abokis are just antagonistic....eating their vomits! Same ppl saying shits about amotekun suddenly feels they need vigillante

State Police is that? The government has failed the people and destroy the confidence of the populace, Very soon every town we have her own armed soldiers to defend the towns and villages.

And these northern niggas get problems went Yoruba recruited amotekun sheriffs.


Hypocrisy will kill them and Igbos

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