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Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has vowed to deal the death kneel to bandits behind the killings and destruction of properties worth billions of naira in the state.Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State has vowed to deal the death kneel to bandits behind the killings and destruction of properties worth billions of naira in the state.
He said it won’t be out of place to equip the 1,500-strong Community Watch Corps with weapons to tackle bandits and terrorists who pose an existential threat to the citizenry in the state. “If a bandit can go to the market and buy AK-47, RPG, and all of that weapons, what of the people that want to protect themselves, they too should equally be allowed to do so. These people are holding it illegally; we are trying to hold it legally.
Asked whether the establishment of the Community Watch Corps was akin to reintroducing state police surreptitiously, he said: “The issue is it has to start from somewhere. I just mentioned that Zamfara has passed the law, Sokoto is doing same and others are trying to set up committees. “They became slaves in a country that has freedom, where everyone has a right to life and living. And it surprises me to hear some people say abuse of human rights, who is abusing who?
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