Sa’idu Gambo, a vigilante member helping to fight bandits in Katsina State, has spoken about the challenges they face.
Speaking in an interview with News Central TV, Gambo stated that the vigilantes often know where the bandits are hiding but lack the heavy support needed to neutralize them. He said when the air force is called for backup, they sometimes miss their target (the bandits) and instead drop bombs on empty land.
Gambo also said before he joined the vigilante group he never used to respect vigilante officers and didn’t think highly of their work. However, his views changed when bandits attacked his village. He said the bandits kidnapped his sister-in-law, his grandchild, and his friend’s wife. He said that experience pushed him to join the local security group so he could help protect his community from further attacks.
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In Gambo’s words: “We know where the bandits are, we need air support from the military but unfortunately when air force reinforcement comes, instead of attacking or dropping bomb on the bandits they find an empty land and waste their bomb.
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