Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kano State has debunked a report that bandits in their large number were relocating to the Kano State from Zamfara and Katsina states.
A report had alleged that bandits escaping from military attack in Zamfara and Katsina have infiltrated Kano State through some communities in Shanono, Gwarzo and Kabo local government areas of the state, where they operate illegal mining.
But a statement by the NSCDC Spokesman, DSC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, in Kano on Monday, said the report was not true.
He said that: “The above information is verified to be untrue”.
“On Oct. 28, at about 9:00 a.m, some people were seen on motorcycles moving from Danguzuri village in Makarfi Local Government in Kaduna State. They went through Zarewa village in Kano State, along Beli road to Babbarika, to a settlement belonging to one Alhaji Shehu Danfulani to attend a wedding and naming ceremony at the settlement.
“After the celebration, they all returned to where they came from,” he said.
Idris-Abdullahi noted that the village heads of Zarewa and Shehu Danfulani have all been interviewed by security agents and they confirmed the situation.
“From our investigation so far, no bandits have relocated to Gwarzo, Kabo and Shanono local government areas, as well as Dansoshiya forest,” he said.
He, however, added that the command, in collaboration with other security agents, would continue to intensify surveillance to avoid any unwanted development.