Member representing Rimi/Charanchi/Batagarawa Federal Constituency, Architect Usman Murtala Banye says, members of the National Assembly from Katsina State will continue to do every thing possible towards addressing insecurity facing some Local Governments areas in the State.
Banye was speaking to Newsmen after the National Assembly Members visited the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, to seek for more deployment of troops at the affected Local Governments.
The National Assembly Members led by the Chairman Senate Committee On Army, Rtrd.Colonel Abdul’aziz Musa Yar’adua, visited the DHQ’s following the recent tragic armed bandits attack in Malumfashi Local Government area, which claims several lives.
Architect Banye who is also the Deputy Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Works said, despite the efforts being made by Governor Radda’s administration towards addressing the menace of armed banditry, the problem is becoming a source of concern to people in the State.
The House of Representatives Member who described the Malumfashi attack as revenge by the armed bandits, said the National Assembly Members from Katsina will no longer sleep until the end of the activities of the criminals come to an end.He used the opportunity to commend Governor Dikko Radda for initiating the Katsina State Security Watch Corp, which according to him has contributed in addressing the manace of armed bandits terrorising the state.
According to him, the establishment of the Security Watch Corp has assisted made some Local Governments under intensified bandits attack as peaceful areas, with few areas now experiencing the problem.Architect Usman Murtala Banye extended his heartfelt sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives to the attack and those who sustained various degrees of injuries.Banye prayed to Allah to avert future occurence of the incidence in the mere future, urging people not to relent in praying for Allah’s guidance to the security operatives fighting the armed banditry and other criminal activities in the State
