Muslims Should Stop Aiding, Abetting Bandits — Gov Mohammed

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has regretted most of the banditry
and kidnapping across the country are being perpetrated by
Muslims.

Mohammed warned fellow Moslems to desist from harbouring bandits
and kidnappers, saying they must be courageous to hand them over to
security agencies.

The Governor spoke on Thursday at the Government House shortly
after performing the Eid prayers to mark the Sallah.

He said: “We are grateful to Allah. Ramadan has been a period of
prayers and devotion. As a nation we need to reflect deeply on our
common existence because we are challenged by so many aspects of
our misdemeanors, crime and criminality.

”As a Moslem, most of the criminality is coming from us as
members of the Islamic faith. That’s the issue of banditry,
kidnapping and the rest.

”However, we must be very courageous to say it. It’s not
something acceptable in the tenet of Islam. We should fear God to
make sure we don’t give ourselves, our community and even our
religion a bad name. We must have to change as this is really
escalating to other parts of the country.”

The Governor, who called on the Federal government to work
towards improving the security architecture, stated that tackling
insecurity is a collective effort.

According to him, political, traditional and religious leaders
have major roles to play.

He added: ”We know these bandits. We know where they stay and
what they do. Sometimes they are aided and abetted by us.

“We should fish them out because the police in their limited
numbers are already overwhelmed due to insufficient human
capital.

”Apparently, the FG security architecture has failed not because
of any compromise but because the situation is overwhelming.”

Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed has regretted most of the banditry
and kidnapping across the country are being perpetrated by
Muslims.

Mohammed warned fellow Moslems to desist from harbouring bandits
and kidnappers, saying they must be courageous to hand them over to
security agencies.

The Governor spoke on Thursday at the Government House shortly
after performing the Eid prayers to mark the Sallah.

He said: “We are grateful to Allah. Ramadan has been a period of
prayers and devotion. As a nation we need to reflect deeply on our
common existence because we are challenged by so many aspects of
our misdemeanors, crime and criminality.

”As a Moslem, most of the criminality is coming from us as
members of the Islamic faith. That’s the issue of banditry,
kidnapping and the rest.

”However, we must be very courageous to say it. It’s not
something acceptable in the tenet of Islam. We should fear God to
make sure we don’t give ourselves, our community and even our
religion a bad name. We must have to change as this is really
escalating to other parts of the country.”

The Governor, who called on the Federal government to work
towards improving the security architecture, stated that tackling
insecurity is a collective effort.

According to him, political, traditional and religious leaders
have major roles to play.

He added: ”We know these bandits. We know where they stay and
what they do. Sometimes they are aided and abetted by us.

“We should fish them out because the police in their limited
numbers are already overwhelmed due to insufficient human
capital.

”Apparently, the FG security architecture has failed not because
of any compromise but because the situation is overwhelming.”