– Katsina state government gave amnesty to several ex-cattle rustlers who surrendered their weapons
– 97 AK47 rifles, 213 dane guns and 28,000 animals were recovered from the repentant rustlers
Katsina state government rejoiced as hundreds of ex-cattle rustlers in the state surrendered their guns and other weapons in exchange for amnesty on Sunday, January 15.
Ex-cattle rustlers surrender 300 guns, 28,000 animals in Katsina
According to a report by Leadership paper, the chairman of the amnesty committee who is also the secretary to the government of the state, Dr Mustapha Inuwa, made this disclosure at Kankara where the weapons were handed over to the committee.
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Inuwa said the gesture was part of the measures initiated by the present administration to end the spate of cattle rustlers’ attacks on herdsmen and farmers in the state.
According to him, no fewer than 24,567 of the recovered animals had been returned to their rightful owners, 3513 dead before the ex-rustlers surrendered 99 others are yet to be reclaimed by their rightful owners.
The state governor, Aminu Bello Masari, who initiated the programme, noted that 95 per cent of cattle rustlers resorted to the act to protest against different circumstances and their raw deals in the hands of individuals and groups.
Masari said giving amnesty to the repentant rustlers will go a long way in further alleviating the sufferings of beneficiaries, adding that his administration is committed to ameliorate the plight of the ex-cattle rustlers and herdsmen in the state by demarcating grazing
He ordered vigilante groups and herdsmen in the state to desist from intimidating or harassing anyone with weapons, warning that they should report any suspicious character in their areas to security agencies for prompt action.
He also directed traditional and community leaders to monitor the movement of suspected persons in their areas in order to assist in preventing crimes in the state.
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The Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdumumini Kabir Usman, and his Daura counterpart, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, who graced the occasion, warned that the amnesty programme’s success story would be shortlived if other states in the North West did not adopt similar measures as President Muhammadu Buhari was quoted by Masari to have directed them.
Meanwhile, Fulani herdsmen have reportedly attacked Rafin Gona and Gbagyi villages in Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State and killed at least nine people including a police inspector and an Assistant Superintendent Officer (ASP) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The report said Chairman of Bosso Local Government Area, Alhaji Isah Wakili, who confirmed the incident to newsmen said about 6,000 villagers were displaced following the midnight attack
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