A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former member of the Home of Representatives Danlami Muhammad Kurfi has debunked studies claiming that Katsina State plans to launch convicted bandits as a part of its ongoing peace initiative.
Kurfi who represented Dutsinma/Kurfi Federal Constituency in Katsina State clarified this throughout an interview with Katsina Publish following a current on-line report alleging that the administration of Governor Dikko Radda is getting ready to free bandits below a peace Treaty.
Kurfi mentioned the trending report is a misrepresentation of the information whereas explaining that the people being thought-about for launch are usually not convicted bandits, however slightly relations of bandits or harmless individuals who have been randomly arrested.
In accordance with him, these people have been both picked up in markets and different public locations throughout safety operations, solely as a consequence of their affiliation or household hyperlinks.
“There isn’t any plan to launch convicted bandits. The folks into account are relations of bandits or harmless people who have been arrested with out proof of direct involvement in prison actions,” Kurfi mentioned.
He famous that the state authorities’s peace technique is constructed on justice, intelligence gathering, and reconciliation, not on granting freedom to hardened criminals.
The previous lawmaker additionally recommended native communities, conventional leaders, and anxious stakeholders throughout Katsina State for his or her roles in supporting the peace course of, which he mentioned has contributed to the relative stability at present being loved in lots of components of the state.
Kurfi additional criticised people and {groups} opposing the peace initiative, describing them as political opportunists searching for to take advantage of the insecure scenario for political benefit forward of the 2027 basic elections.
“A few of these attacking the peace course of are usually not even residents in Katsina State. Lots of them dwell in Kaduna or Abuja and are merely making an attempt to politicise insecurity for egocentric pursuits,” he alleged.
He urged residents of the state to proceed supporting the federal government’s efforts to consolidate peace, warning that misinformation may undermine the progress already recorded.