Africa Business Radio

The Coalition of Northern Groups said it was ridiculous for Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State to ask hungry and angry people of the state to defend themselves against the marauding bandits terrorising the state. Masari asked residents of the state to acquire weapons and defend themselves against bandits and kidnappers. The North-west Coordinator of the Coalition, Jamilu Aliyu, revealed that the state has 438,808 unemployed people with a poverty rate of about 80 per cent. Aliyu noted that the unemployment rate in the state was a looming danger resulting from the failure of leadership. He added that acquiring weapons by citizens in the name of self-defence would increase bandits’ cells and lead to greater instability and deepen insecurity in the state.