President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, said the armed forces will deploy more advanced military hardware and surveillance gadgets in Katsina State to halt the recent spate of attacks on innocent citizens by bandits.
The President, who received a delegation of eminent citizens of the state led by Governor Dikko Umaru Radda at the State House, said the federal government will consider the operations of a state police, and further equip recently deployed forest guards.
President Tinubu, who decried the politicisation of proposed state police, said the exigencies of security in some states will require the deployment of outfits that understand the terrain and the peculiar culture of the people and can easily network at the grassroots.
The President also directed daily feedback on the operations in Katsina.
The Governor of Katsina State thanked the President for his continual support for the state, which includes the appointment of indigenes into strategic positions in the state and the provision of infrastructure.
The former Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, thanked the President for honouring the late President Muhammadu with a “true state funeral.”
Masari assured the President of the loyalty of the state.
The Waziri of Katsina, Sen. Ibrahim Ida, commended President Tinubu`s efforts to ensure the timely completion of the Kano-Maradi Rail project and other infrastructures in the state.
Ida said the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Airport needed an upgrade to optimise its usage.
He said the state would need more security attention from the federal government, particularly in the Southern part of Katsina..
