Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State, has visited Frontline Communities, of Tsanyawa, Shanono and Bagwai Local Governments, assuring communities of plans to deploy drones for security surveillance.
This is even as he lalleged that 95 percent of those attacking Kano are from Katsina State.
The Governor claimed that bandits and kiddnappers around the area were from Katsina State rather than the previously assumed
Niger, Chad, Mali and other African countries.
He noted that Katsina people and Kano people inter marry, do businesses together, wondering why there should be insecurity, promising to immediately ensure the rescue of abducted victims.
Governor Yusuf, who was received by the Commander 3 Brigade Nigeria Army Kano, Brigadier General AM Tukur and the State Police Commissioner Dr Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, expressed worry that banditry is an alien crime in Kano.
“These recent attacks are so alien to us but I’m promising you that together with the security personnel, we are going to nip it in the bud and bring peace and harmony back to the communities.
“We are aware that some Communities in Kano are facing threats of kidnapping and bandits attacks, we will stop it henceforth and bring back those innocent people kidnapped.”
Brigadier General AM Tukur who presented joint Taskforce of Military, Police, Civil Defense and other DSS to the Governor, explained that on daily basis they move to black spors.
Governor Yusuf also paid a condolences visit to Yankamaye village were a 70 year old woman was shot in the head trying to stop the bandits from taking her son alongside six other persons kidnapped.
