The Katsina State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Aminu Masari has blamed enemies of the party for unending bandit and insurgent attacks in the north.
He made the claim at a meeting with APC ward and local government chairmen on Sunday.
According to the governor, politicians were sponsoring the attacks to make the APC look not in control and get Nigerians to vte against it in future elections.
Masari advocated the support of community leaders to bring an end to bandit attacks in the state.
“Most of the bandits and Boko Haram attacks facing the northern part of the country are sponsored by some politicians who are enemies of the present APC government at both federal and state.
“During the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, there were multiple bombs in Maiduguri, Kano and even Abuja.
“The Kano bombing then killed more than 500 people. Mosques, churches and roads were closed due to insecurity but today, God has prevented us from such insecurity but we have forgotten.
“Today, politicians who are willing or intending to contest 2023 elections are sponsoring banditry because the way the bandits mastered how to operate guns and by how they specialised in ambushing soldiers, we should know that there is someone behind it.
“They are saying we dislodged the PDP administration because of insecurity, so they want to make use of insecurity to also send APC away, that is why all APC should be vigilant.
“The military and the police cannot do it alone, they don’t have the numbers neither do they have all the equipment required to complete the fight alone.
“Community members have all that it takes to inform and support the fight against insecurity,” Masari said.
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