Bandits offer to swap abductees with arrested members
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14 different groups of bandits operating in Faskari and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina state have offered to swap all abducted victims in their custody in exchange for their members arrested during attacks in parts of the local government areas
Leader of one of the gangs, Alhaji Mansuni, told Governor Aminu Bello Masari on Thursday that the groups were pleased with the drive for peace.
He said they will reciprocate the gesture by releasing all victims of abduction in their custody in exchange for their members in detention.
Mansuni also said they were pushed to embrace banditry because of the fear of insecurity, deprivations and indiscriminate arrest and killings of herdsmen by security forces.
According to him: ’’We are happy by your coming to visit us right in our hideouts.
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‘’We have challenges which government should look into, including construction of roads, education, infrastructure and social living conditions.
‘’Again indiscriminate arrest by security agencies and extortion by members of SARS as well the attitude of the Hausa in the rural communities who refused to coexist with the Fulani requires we all sit down and iron our differences.’’
