Masari bows to go for any further peace deal with bandits.
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Katsina state governor Alh Aminu Bello Masari has emphasised that his administration will no longer go for any further peace deal with terrorists in the state.
This he said was in realisation of their failure to honor the earlier deal made with the state govt.
Alh Aminu Masari was speaking during an interactive session with a UN team led by the UNDP representative in Nigeria Mahmud yahya at govt house council chambers.
The governor decried how leaders of the criminals betrayed the state govt after it fulfilled all the conditions they laid.
Following this he said the governor’s of the states confronted with the problem in the north west joined hand in adopting uniform approach to the challenge.
Alh Aminu Masari who traced the history of the security challenges as far back at 1903 called on the UN to use it’s connections to break the chain of inflow of Ams and Aminitions ino the ountry.
He also stressed the need for supporting the North with modern technology that will allow govt track the movement of criminals in the forest. On his part the head of the IN team who is also the UNDP’s representative in Nigeria Muhammad Yahya said their visit is a follow up mission to three states of Katsina, Sokoto & Zamfara facing security challenges in the northern Nigeria.
This he said was to have an engagement with govt,, security chiefs as well as critical stakeholders to have first hand information about the security challenges & see how international communities can assist.
Also speaking,the Norway Ambassador to Nigeria stressed the need for enhanced cooperations between security & political operators in addressing security challenges.
Earlier, the Secretary to the govt of the state Dr. Mustapha Mohd Inuwa said several measures were adopted including an MOU with the govt of Niger republic which also allowed security personnel within the two countries to apprehend culprits who run away from one country to the neighbour.
Others who spoke include the representative of the seven brigade of the Nigerian Army,that of Airforce as well as other representatives of the international community in the UN delegation.
The rest are the state Commissioner of education Prof Badamasi Lawal CRC & the special Advieser to the governor on girls child education Hajia Amina Lawal who spoke on the various programms supported by the international donor Agencies,& others now fully funded by the state govt.
