Katsina denies encouraging voters to arm themselves



The Katsina Order Commissioner of Inside Safety and House Affairs, Nasir Muazu, has cleared the breeze on what he described as misrepresentations in regards to the atmosphere’s method to society safety.

Muazu stated the atmosphere executive has now not directed voters to obtain fingers and preserve themselves towards banditry.

In step with him, the federal government has best taken a proactive and revolving method to addressing the safety demanding situations confronted through faraway communities, particularly the ones within the 8 frontline native executive subjects of the atmosphere.

A observation signed through Ibrahim Mohammed, the Prominent Press Secretary to Governor Radda, on Thursday, learn, “The Katsina Order Govt beneath the management of His Excellency, Dikko Radda PhD CON, has cleared the new misrepresentations in regards to the atmosphere’s method to society safety.

“The Order Govt has best taken a proactive and revolving method to addressing the safety demanding situations confronted through faraway communities, particularly the ones within the 8 frontline native executive subjects of the atmosphere.

“Instead than encouraging voters to arm themselves personally, the federal government has applied a Public Volunteer Teams programme to coach and equip the society volunteers with Dane Weapons and alternative important talents and sources to give protection to themselves and their communities.

“The Public Volunteer Teams are designed to provide as the primary sequence of defence in villages and communities which might be tough for safety forces to achieve briefly for interventions.

“By way of empowering native citizens with the data and gear to give protection to themselves, the atmosphere executive objectives to fortify general safety and let go the affect of bandits’ assaults.

“The atmosphere executive emphasises that this programme, referred to as the Public Volunteer Teams (CVG) obviously demonstrates executive’s get to the bottom of to hold the crowd alongside within the struggle towards lack of confidence.

“The exit comes to cautious vetting and coaching of people from frontline native executive subjects in self-defence tactics, including that: Those volunteers are supplied with Dane Weapons, which might be accredited beneath Nigerian regulation, to be old best as a terminating lodge when important.

“The Katsina State Government remains committed to the safety and security of all its citizens and will continue to work in collaboration with federal security agencies to ensure peace and stability across the state,” the observation added.

The PUNCH learnt that lately there have been studies from some categories concerning the management of Dikko Radda urging voters to arm themselves towards terrorists.

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