Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has called Nigerians, especially indigenes of Katsina to defend themselves from bandits and stop waiting to be rescued by security operatives.
Masari said it was ridiculous for people to abandon their villages, farm lands and even lose their lives waiting for security agencies to save them instead of using anything they can lay their hands on to defend themselves.
The governor spoke at the state police headquarters, when he inaugurated the Katsina Joint Security Operations and Communication Control Centre.
The centre is set up to provide assistance to security agencies operating in the state.
He said, “Security is our responsibility. Why are we surrendering our responsibility to some people? I cannot see how more committed a police officer or military officer can be than any of you.
“Why should I sit in my village and be only making telephone calls without doing nothing?
“Every bandit, every criminal has an address, has a location, and they are human beings like us. The only difference is that they have taken arms against us; does it mean we have nothing to take against them?
“Do we mean we should vacate all our villages, all our farms, all our houses, and surrender them to bandits, and wait for police officer Emeka all the way from Enugu to come to Katsina and rescue me? This is ridiculous. Why?
“I think part of what this Katsina initiative needs to do is to go round all these local governments, let us talk to the people; defend yourselves.”