Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has said that his administration will use both kinetic and Non-Kinetic approaches to address the issue of insecurity in the State.
The Governor affirmed that he won’t in any way negotiate with bandits. https://sundiatapost.com/governor-radda-assigns-portfolios-to-new-commissioners/
He made this known when he visited the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, on Thursday.
Radda explained that the last administration negotiated with the bandits, and the negotiation did not yield any result.
He said: “The last administration negotiated with the bandits, and the negotiation did not yield any result.
“We felt that we have to use both kinetic and Non-Kinetic approaches to address the issue. As it is now, we can’t negotiate with the bandits to their advantage.
“We want to negotiate with the bandits when they have received a lot of pressure, so that they will now come out and say they are ready for negotiation. At that point, we will negotiate with them and resettle them back to the society.
“We have launched the Community Security Watch in the state to complement the efforts of the military and other security agencies in the ongoing battle against bandits”.
The Governor said he has visited the Defence Headquarters to strengthen the existing relationship between the state and the Armed Forces of Nigeria. While he commended the military for their role in ensuring security in the state and across the country. https://sundiatapost.com/katsina-governor-hails-army-over-improved-security-pledges-support/
Meanwhile, the Chief of Defense Staff, thanked the governor for the initiative of community security watch, and called on other governors to emulate him on that aspect.
He advised governors of states in the Northwest to come together on how to reduce the security challenges affecting the North West region.
