Governor Aminu Masari has urged Katsina State citizens resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves.
According to a statement on Tuesday by his media aide, Malam Abdu Labaran, Masari noted that it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves.
The governor said this during his visit to Jibia town to condole with the families of 10 people that were recently crushed by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) through reckless driving.
According to him, security is everybody’s business, pointing out that it is not the responsibility of the government alone.
“It is the people’s meek submission that emboldens the bandits to continue with their heinous activities with murderous frequency.
“People must divorce their minds from the mistaken notion that security is government’s sole responsibility alone,” Masari said.
POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that NSC crushed 10 persons to death through reckless driving while pursuing smugglers in Jibia border in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State recently.
