Punch
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, on Sunday, said there had been a heavy reduction in banditry and kidnapping in recent times in the state.
He, however, disclosed that Faskari and Kankara local government areas of the state were still experiencing banditry attacks due to their proximity to the forests of the neighbouring states of Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger and up to Kebbi.
The Governor made this known when he received the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who was on a condolence visit over the murder of the state Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Rabe Nasir.
Masari said, “In recent times, there has been a heavy reduction in kidnapping and banditry in the State. It is, however, still happening in Faskari and Kankara local government areas. Even yesterday(Saturday), there was kidnapping in Faskari.”
The Governor said government had set up fourty Conflict Resolution Centres in various parts of the state that handle domestic issues that are not crime-related, as part of efforts to ensure harmony among residents of various communities in the state…
