Banditry: Funtua residents commend deployment of more security personnel

Residents in Funtua Zone of Katsina State have welcomed the recent deployment of more policemen and equipment to contain bandits attacks in the zone.

The newsmen report that Police Command in Katsina State had announced the deployment of more personnel and armored personnel carriers to contain bandits activities in the zone which comprised Funtua, Dandume and Sabuwa Local Government Areas (LGAs).

A cross section of residents in the affected areas who spoke to the reporters lauded the development and urged other security services to emulate the police for formidable troops to deal with security threats in the zone.

Malam Abubakar Musa, a resident of Tumburkai in Ɗandume LGA, urged security personnel to expand presence in the hinterland for more effects.

“Our village is one of the biggest villages in Ɗandume local government, yet we live in fear spending nights guarding ourselves.

“In most cases, vigilante groups and other volunteers are the ones giving us cover whenever we are attacked by gunmen.”

“We need immediate security intervention which can help us to keep our village secure,” he said.

Another resident of Ɗandume, Malam Yusuf Ibrahim raised concern about the shortage of security personnel, particularly soldiers and policemen to lead security operations against bandits.

“We heard about the increased security personnel, and we hope to see them in our villages soon,” he said.

Malam Sagir Inuwa, a farmer from Sabuwa local government, lamented on how they could not have access to their farms.

“Many of us sleep dreaming about our farms. We hope the deployment of more security personnel in the zone will help improve security for us to access our farms.”

Another resident of Sabuwa, Malam Garba Adamu, also welcomed the deployment of more security personnel and urged the people to give them the needed support for maximum results.

Bello Idris, a trader from Ɗandaji in Funtua local government area, lauded the renewed move with increased police personnel and urged other security agencies, particularly the military to also deploy additional personnel.

He expressed gratitude towards the response of Nigeria Police and other security authorities during the recent attacks in Ɗandaji and other communities in the area.

“The quick response from security authorities during the recent attacks were commendable.”

“We urged the government to deploy more special security personnel,” he said.

Alhaji Lawal Abbas also lauded the development and urged for more commitment from all stakeholders for more successes in containing banditry in Funtua Zone.