The Katsina State Government on Thursday, said bandits have killed 213 persons and kidnapped 676 others across the frontline local government areas of the state between July and October 2021.
The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Mustapha Inuwa, stated this while briefing journalists on the progress of the security challenges containment orders recently signed by Governor Aminu Bello Masari to tackle banditry in the state. Inuwa said: “On the whole, the statistics with regards to banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling from the commencement of the containment order to date has revealed a drastic reduction in the number of reported cases.
“Banditry cases for the same corresponding periods were 97 incidents for July/August, 2021 with 130 deaths and 57 injured and 56 incidents for September/October 2021 with 83 deaths and 58 injured.”
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