The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned plans by Governor Dikko Radda’s administration to launch 70 suspected bandits at present in custody.
The opposition occasion described the transfer as “harmful, unjust, and a grave betrayal of victims of banditry throughout frontline native authorities areas of the state.”
Addressing journalists in Katsina on Tuesday, the occasion’s spokesperson, Lawal Tukur-Batagarawa, warned that releasing the suspects would “severely undermine public confidence within the authorities’s combat towards insecurity.”
A leaked letter from the Ministry of Justice, dated Jan. 2, 2026, signifies that the state authorities has initiated authorized processes to safe the discharge of the 70 detainees.
Signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Abdur-Rahman Umar, the letter requested the Administration of Legal Justice Monitoring Committee (ACJMC) to facilitate their launch.
The state authorities defended the transfer as a part of efforts to maintain an ongoing peace take care of armed {groups}.
Tukur-Batagarawa, nonetheless, argued that the discharge would “demoralise safety personnel, dishonour officers who’ve paid the final word worth within the line of responsibility, and embolden felony components terrorising rural communities.” He added:
“As a celebration, we condemn within the strongest phrases the deliberate launch of 70 suspected bandits by the Katsina State Authorities. It’s completely unacceptable and irresponsible for any authorities to free criminals whereas communities proceed to bleed,” he mentioned.