Need to curtail extrajudicial killing by Yan'sakai in Katsina

 

       Governor Dikko Rada of Katsina state

By Sanusi Muhammad, Burdugau. 

SINCE the beginning of  this year, Katsina state  had its own bitter taste of the bandits and other organized crime    which practically stalled farming and other societal  development. The state is like Zamfara, Kebbi Kaduna and Sokoto state battling various insecurity threats which made North West Geopolitical Zone of the federation most  insecure region.

In Katsina state the most affected area witnessing   unprecedented insecurity unleashed by  dreaded bandits and kidnappers  terrorists  to the people resided in  Malumfashi, Bakori, Faskari and  Kankara local government area of  Katsina state are receiving the end.  

The situation caused untold fear and psychological drift because the people of the affected local government area at the mercy of armed gangs that roam towns and villages at will, wrecking havoc. 

Apart of causes serious setback both socially and economically to the people of this local government area. 

People are gruesomely murdered by these armed bandits while the lucky victims are taken away where ransom paid by the relatives to kidnappers.

We are not condemning the effort of government and the security agencies but the situation appear like the organized security apparatus are not on top of the situation,  because the criminal  displaying a certain degree of impunity.  

They move from house to house, village to village, market to market, with AK-47 rifles openly, purchasing foodstuffs, other items and even collecting tax from the people.

To short the story, the perpetrators of this  heinous crime against their neighbors and  humanity at large are known in their respective villages and towns. Even thought the business of maintaining  law and order is not exclusively for the government but it's collective responsibility. 

But it's should be conducted with respect of human lives because at time Yan Sakai committed heinous violation of innocent human rights which resulted to lost of a life and properties.

About two months ago, sleepy town of , Burdugau Town of Malumfashi Local Government, came under attacked by the Armed Bandits, 11 persons were kidnapped in which ten of them are married women and one male, four were released after paying ransom while the remaining seven are still in captivity.  

During the incident, the bandits killed one person popularly known as Uban Sabga, made away with valuable items including animals belonging to the community and force people to surrender their money or been killed.  

This incident forcing people of said village to left their homes for their safety, and the Town has bee ghost  for almost two weeks. 

In spite of the heinous crime against the people of Burdugau. The Town witnessed another extrajudicial killing committed by outlawed vigilante members allegedly hired by some people who were from villages surrounding our town.

These Yan'sakai were said to be hired from Bakori local government area to parptrate their heinous acts in which six innocent people have been gruesomely slaughtered by these dreaded  of vigilant (Yan'sakai) in our town within one week. 

All the deceased persons were innocently murdered by this dreaded Yan'sakai are Malam Ahmad Danmune, Idris Madiska his son , Salim Aliyu, and Mamman Maikare  are people of  good character as no one questioning their moral conduct.  

To add a salt to the injury, this Yan'sakai  taking the law into their hand by breaking and looting properties belonging to the community, burning shops, houses and this barbarian  act  forced the remaining residents to flee the town for their safety.

Our stand is categorically collective by  the people of Burdugau of Malumfashi Local Government, Katsina State  that we are Peace loving and committed citizens of the state that support the government efforts towards eradicating the problem as we are venerable to barbarian act committed against us  by dreaded bandits and kidnappers terrorists.

In spite of the  psychological pain we are going through but we deem it necessary to inform government of the Katsina and Mulumfashi local government council the unholy activities of this outlawed vigilante group should look into, in addition with the  need for proper investigation on how and why their taking law into their hand by unleashed extrajudicial killing, stealing and burning  people properties like we are in animal kingdom where the mighty can and undo in addition crime committed against our people by Yan Sakai  shall not go  unnoticed.

Regardless of the crime against us but we remain law abiding citizens  and reiterate our eveready  support  the effort of His Excellency the Executive Governor of Katsina State Dr. Dikko Umar Radda's administration  to restore peace in the state and we shall continue to remain resolute to ensure no one takes the law into his hand during this critical moment in the area.

There is need for urgent action to curtail extrajudicial killing with immunity exhibited by  Yan'sakai particularly those from Bakori local government in the state.

Failure on the side of the government to do the needful will warrant unwanted development as the affected victims and other people will not  fold their arms  watching Yan'sakai unleash more unbearable hardship on them in the name of helping the government to fight against banditry and other forms of criminalities in the state.

As an agrarian area, ninety nine percent of our people of Burdugau G' Malumfashi Local have no any other sources of livelyhood than agribusiness or farming and also haven been displaced and rendered their Town empty currently as a result of the activities of armed bandits and Yan'sakai.

I want to use this medium to appealed to Katsina State government and Malumfashi Local Government to come to our rescue by ensuring everyone return to his resident with a view to enable our people prepare for the upcoming rainy season and go back to their farms.