Prepare To Kill Terrorists When They Attack – Says Nigerian Government
Prepare To Kill Bandits When They Attack – Says Nigerian Government
The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has called on citizens to actively resist bandits and protect their communities.
In a recent video clip optimed by SaharaReporters, Radda highlighted the disparity between the actual firepower of bandits and the fear they instigate among locals.
He stated, “If you check all the bandits in Katsina State, you will hardly find 700 guns in their possession. But the residents will hear and watch the malnourished bandits chasing away over 1000 residents and people will run and hide under their beds.”
Radda emphasised the role of clerics in educating the public on resisting banditry. He recalled a prophetic teaching: “The prophet of God said do not give them [bandits]. Even if they kill you, they will go to hellfire.”
The governor expressed deep dismay at the thought of such intrusions, asserting, “Nothing is more painful than seeing someone having sexual intercourse with your daughter in your presence.”
He also urged communities to be proactive in their defence.
“Any village where the bandits know that they are well prepared and can protect their community against bandit invasion, the bandits will always pass without attacking,” Radda noted.
He encouraged citizens to confront bandits courageously: “Anytime or whenever 10 bandits attack a community and the locals come out in their hundreds, if they kill three people, the community should be able to arrest whoever survives.”
Radda dismissed bandits as “liars” who are more afraid of death than the locals. He concluded, “Their aim is to scare people; why should we allow them to scare us for nothing?”
“I swear to God almighty it is a responsibility of the clerics to educate the general public on the teachings of the prophet of God Peace and Blessing of God be with Him about who want to forcefully seize your property, that of your loved ones or someone close to you.
“What did the prophet of God teach? He said do not give them. And he asked the prophet what if he killed me he said he believed in God and if I killed him he would go to hellfire.
“Nothing is more painful than seeing someone having sexual intercourse with your daughter in your presence. There are some embarrassments that are better if you die than experience it.
“Any village where the bandits know that they are well prepared and can protect their community against bandit invasion they will always pass when they are around the axis without attacking the locals.
“We have to stand up and be a man to protect ourselves. Anytime or whenever 10 bandits attack a community and the locals come out in their 100s if they kill three people the community should be able to arrest whoever sorbet the person is.
“They are liars, they are more afraid of death than us. Their (bandits) aim is to scare people, why will we allow them to scare us for nothing?”
