The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has vowed that the abduction of the 344 students of Government Science Secondary school, Kankara, would be the last incidents of abduction that will happen in Katsina state.
Adamu made the vow before he went into a closed-door meeting with the top rank of the Nigerian Police Force including those in charge of tactical operations as well as the Police High Command in Katsina.
At the meeting which took place at the police headquarters on Wednesday was the Special Adviser to the Governor of Katsina state on Security, Ibrahim Katsina, the chairman of the state branch of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, Alhaji Manir Atiku, and other stakeholders.
The IGP disclosed that the objective of the meeting was to orchestrate and finalize strategy that will not give bandits or criminals rooms to operate in the state at any time of the day and night.
He said, “The recent Kankara incident was unfortunate. I am in Katsina to ensure that such an incident will and shall never happen again.
“We are in Katsina today to ensure that the state is crime-free.
“Internal security is the job of the police. We should never give an opportunity to criminals to operate and we have resolved not to allow either bandits or any other criminals anytime to operate either in the morning, afternoon, or at night.
“That is why we are liaising with our partners including security agencies and other stakeholders like the Miyyetti Allah, not to allow bandits and other criminals to operate.”