Repentant Bandits Freed Kidnapped Councillor,Family, Others In Katsina

– Repentant Bandits released kidnapped LGA Councillor, Alhaji Gambo Samaila,Wife and one year old baby

– The councilor, who represents Barkiya Ward of Kurfi Local Government Area and the two members of his family, were presented to the Governor on Friday evening by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Jabiru AbdulLahi Tsauri.

– Those known to be gang-kidnapped have regained their freedom, saying that the bandits have been gradually fulfilling their promise

The recent dialogue between the Katsina State Government and bandits terrorizing the state for some time the repentant bandits in Katsina State has freed a local Government Councilor, Alhaji Gambo Sama’ila Yarliyau, his wife and one-year-old daughter, along with two others after nine days in captivity.

A press release which was signed by the Director-General Media to Governor Aminu Bello Masari, Malam Labara Malumfashi, said the councilor, who represents Barkiya Ward of Kurfi Local Government Area and the two members of his family, were presented to the Governor on Friday evening by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Jabiru AbdulLahi Tsauri.

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Receiving the victims, Governor Masari expressed confidence that very soon there would be no more kidnap victims in captivity from Katsina State.

Those known to be gang-kidnapped have regained their freedom, saying that the bandits have been gradually fulfilling their promise to release all the victims in their hands.

He said’’ the state is presently enjoying stable peace and security and we shall soon embark on the next phase of the dialogue with the bandits which is disarmament and we are looking forward to it’’.