Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari’s Special Adviser on Security, Ahmad Katsina, disclosed on Monday that the crime rate in the state had reduced by 50 per cent in the last six months.
He said statistics available to the government showed that the crime rate in the state has been halved, adding that more measures are being put in place to ensure residents are protected.
Katsina stated this while briefing journalists after delivering a goodwill message at the inauguration of a 25-member “Technical steering committee on the UNSCR 1325 State Action Plan (SAP)” in Katsina.
He said, “You as a resident equally know that there has been relative peace in the state in recent times. What we now have is community banditry and it is just a pocket of it.
“From statistics available to us and the feedback we get on a daily basis, the crime rate in the state has gone down by fifty percent generally in the state.”
Katsina also revealed that the government was involving more women in security management in the state, having discovered that criminals tend to listen more to women when being persuaded to quit crimes.
He assured that the forthcoming Local Government elections in the state would be hitch-free, insisting that the recently promulgated law banning political thuggery in the state was effective.
The special adviser said “If you attend any gathering be it social or political in the state in recent time, you will hardly notice the presence of thugs.
“It is as a result of the effectiveness of the recently promulgated law banning political thuggery in the state. The law enforcement agents have been mandated to deal with any political thug disturbing the peace of the state.
“I can assure you that there is no way for political thugs in the April 11 council election and during the 2023 general elections. We are up to the task of ensuring a peaceful and crime-free state, Insha Allah.”
The 25-member Technical committee was inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs, Abduhameed Sabuwa.
The USAID–funded Community Initiatives to Promote Peace (CIPP) program of Mercy Corps Nigeria in collaboration with the Government of Katsina state through the Ministry of Women Affairs, inaugurated the Technical Steering Committee “for the development and implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace, and security Katsina State Action Plan. ”
A representative of the Mercy Corps’ CIPP, Amina Bello, said the corps was supporting the state government to develop the State Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security as part of efforts “to institutionalize mechanisms for translating Commitments into Actions in addressing and advancing women’s peace and security issues.”
She further disclosed that the initiative was “a useful tool that will further facilitate an enabling environment towards strengthening the role of Women in Peacebuilding and Governance.”
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