Masari: Checkmating Bandits’ Activities has Improved Security of Katsina

Masari: Checkmating Bandits’ Activities has Improved Security of Katsina

By Francis Sardauna

The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, has said that the effort of his administration in checkmating the activities of bandits and other criminals in the state has significantly improved the security situation of the state.

The governor, who unveiled this to journalists shortly after a special prayer session in commemoration of ‘Yaumush Shukur’, added that the whole world, not only Nigeria, is bedevilled with one form of insecurity or the other.

Yaumush Shukur is a thanksgiving day organised annually by prominent Islamic scholars in Katsina State to seek “Allah’s blessings and bounties” to the state.

He said: “If you look all over the world like I said, not only in Nigeria, every country and every community is bedevilled with some form of insecurity or the other.

“In this part of the country, we are dealing with bandits who have become insurgents and thank God from what we are seeing and the reports we are receiving, there is significant improvement when compared to what was happening last year and what is happening today.

“In all spheres of life, we have produced if not the best but among the best in this country. So, we should thank Allah for it and in our religion, Allah has said that if you thank Him, then He will add more and if you don’t His punishment is severe.

“In answering that call, we are here to thank Allah (SWA) for sparing our lives and for making Katsina State among the leading states in the country.”

While admitting that God has been so kind to Katsina State, particularly in the area of security challenges, the governor said he would muster all required resources in order to bring the state of insecurity across state to the barest minimum.

Earlier, one of the organisers of the prayer session, Sheikh Isma’il Zakariyya, urged Islamic faithful and other residents of the state to intensify prayers for the sustainability of peace and development as well as God’s mercies and blessings on the state.

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