Aminu Masari, the Governor of Katsina State has revealed the identity and religion of the bandits that has been terrorising the Northern Region.
According to Governor Masari whose states hasn’t been spared by the bloodthirsty terrorists, most bandits are of the Fulani ethnic stock as himself, adding that they speak Fulfulde and profess the same religious beliefs as himself.
The governor who made the revelation on Monday when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme said many northerners might not like his revelation but maintained that his disclosure remains the truth..
When asked about the identities of bandits terrorising the entire North-West and other parts of the country, Masari said, “They are the same people like me, who speak the same language like me, who profess the same religious beliefs like me.
“So, what we have here on ground are bandits; they are not aliens, they are people we know, they are people that have been living with us for 100 of years.
“The infiltration we have from some West African countries and North African countries are also people of the Fulani extraction.
“Majority of those involved in this banditry are Fulanis whether it is palatable or it is not palatable but that is the truth. I am not saying 100% of them are Fulani but majority of them are, and these are people who live in the forest and their main occupation is rearing of cattle.”
Recall that on August 31, 2021, Masari announced the closure of the Jibia-Gurbin-Baure Road and the Kankara-Sheme Road to all motorists, advising them to use Funtua Road as an alternative route.
The governor also suspended sales of cows, and other animals at markets in 14 local government areas of the state in a move to curb the worsening security situations in the North-West state.
Commenting on Monday, Masari said the measures are “painful” but “necessary”, adding that the efforts are working but it has not recorded the level of results he wanted.
He noted that over 100 groups are in the forest “all made up of bandits, kidnappers, rapists and armed robbers”, adding that all measures would be employed to curtail the situation before the end of the year.
