Engage vigilantes against bandits, Katsina communities tell FG
Katsina state residents on Thursday, called for the engagement of local vigilantes to identify and eliminate bandits, kidnappers and cattle rustlers who had been terrorizing their communities. They said the vigilantes who were closer to the people would respond to incidents at a short notice.
Urging the federal government to utilize the forests harboring the bandits, the people equally called for the deployment of more armed Agro Rangers personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to enable farmers to gain access to their farm.
These were the highlights of a stakeholders meeting convened by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and attended by the State Governor, Aminu Masari, royal fathers and residents of the state in Katsina on Thursday.