Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has cautioned
pastoralists in Falgore forest in the state to vacate the place as
security operators would soon invade the area to flush out cattle rustlers. He warned that any Fulani herder found therein would be arrested as rustler.
He gave the advice while receiving 1,048 cows and 146
sheep recovered from cattle rustlers by the State Police command and
their subsequent hand over to the recovered cattle distribution
committee at Dawakin Kudu, on Tuesday.
The governor, who said the anti cattle rustling
crusade of security agencies is succeeding in Kano, noted that 11
suspected rustlers were killed and seven apprehended in the forest
during an exchange of fire with security operators recently.
Governor Ganduje was also happy that a lot of
ammunition and riffles were recovered from the criminals while a
“spiritualist” who provides them with charms was also arrested as well
as another man who specializes in production of local weaponry.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner of Police, Musa
Muhammad Katsina promised that security operators would commence
ransack the forest soon, reiterating that any herdsman found in the
area without permission from Police authorities would be classified as
a bandit.
Commissioner Musa disclosed that the Falgore forest
search is tagged “Operation Puff-Adder", assuring out that the war is
progressing remarkably as gradually, the police are dominating the
forest and forcing the rustlers to relocate. He, however, promised
that but security operators would chase them until they bring them to
justice.
Earlier, Chairman of Distribution of the Recovered
Cattle to rightful owners who is also the state Commissioner for Local
Government, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo said so far, the committee
received 2,184 cows and 136 sheep, excluding the 1,048 cows and 146
sheep handed over to them during the event.
