Following a tragic bandit ambush that claimed the lives of five Community Security Watch Corps personnel, Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda led a top-level security delegation to Maharba village in the state’s Matazu Local Government Area to conduct an on-the-spot assessment.
Community Watch Commander Mallam Sanusi, who was responsible for security operations for Kusada, Kankia, and other Charanci Local Government Areas, as well as four of his men, who were on a Hilux vehicle on a reinforcement mission, was reportedly killed in the attack.
According to reports, the security team responded to intelligence reporting that a large number of bandits had been ambushed by about 20 bandits riding motorcycles in mango trees as they were approaching Matazu LGA.
The Commander and his team were stranded there, and the attack resulted in the destruction of their Hilux vehicle. When the Governor arrived at the scene to assess the situation, the vehicle was still molten.
The delegation was led to the scene by Matazu Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Shamsudeen Muhammad Sayaya, according to a statement released on Sunday by Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the governor’s chief press secretary.
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He claimed that after the site inspection, Governor Radda visited remote areas to get firsthand knowledge of community conditions and spoke with residents about the government’s mission and readiness to address security issues.
Radda also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhance protective measures for both the security personnel and the general public.
State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs Dr. Nasiru Muazu Danmusa described the comprehensive strategy being used to combat insecurity as an insight into the governor’s visit.
According to Dr. Danmusa, “the state had recently witnessed incessant banditry attacks on one hand and recorded success in the fight against bandits taking into account the military’s efforts against bandits around Ruwan Godiya access.”
The commissioner argued that the state governor’s visit to the scene where the five members of the community security watch corps were attacked and killed by bandits was both a witness for himself and the ministry as it assessed the events that took place.
The Commissioner argued that the findings of this study “were intended to implement additional strategies to safeguard the lives and property of community members.”
Dr. Danmusa urged people in the state to pray and be patient as the government is more focused on restoring order to the state.
Source: Channels TV
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