There has been zero banditry, kidnapping in Kano – Brigade Commander

The 3rd Brigade of the Nigeria Army in Kano says State says they are currently recording zero cases of banditry, kidnapping and high placed criminality activities from non-state actors within Kano and its environment.

The Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Jamiu Are, stated this  when he received members of the Kano Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists who paid him a courtesy visit at the Bukavu Barrack on Wednesday.

He said they were able to sustain peace in Kano as a result of the Joint Security Taskforce activities, as well as the synergy that existed among security agencies in the state.

“In Kano, the synergy we have with other security agencies, has yielded positive results and continues to make it easy for us to keep the state safer than ever before,” he said.

Are noted that the cooperation and understanding they are receiving from the Kano people in terms of intelligence gathering had also made their jobs easier.

The General further explained that before now they had serious issues with Local Government areas that shared boundaries with Katsina, Bauchi and other bandits infested states.

He, however, said due to the intelligence gathering and synergy, they had succeeded in ensuring peace in those places.

He said army activities at Falgore Forest had effectively checked the influx of non-state actors into Kano while travellers were plying the roads in the area without fear.

Earlier, the state Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel, Aminu Garko,  said journalists were ready to partner the Military and all other security agencies in areas of information dissemination.