Katsina State Government has justified its reason for initiating steps to secure the release of 70 persons suspected to have been involved in banditry-related offences.
Speaking in an interview with DCL Hausa, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasir Muazu, said the release of the suspects was aimed at consolidating a peace deal entered into between communities affected by insecurity and repentant bandits.
Muazu said the peace deal, which was entered into by at least 15 Local Government Areas, had seen repentant bandits release about 1,000 persons who were abducted during various bandits’ operations.
He said the release
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