Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has announced a raft of new security measures aimed at disrupting the activities and support networks of bandits and kidnappers operating across the state.
The measures, contained in a new Executive Order, were unveiled following an emergency security meeting involving security agencies, traditional rulers and other key stakeholders to address the persistent security challenges in parts of the state.
Among the directives is an immediate statewide ban on the sale, purchase, transportation and storage of petroleum products in jerrycans.
The government said the move is intended to prevent fuel supplies from reaching criminal elements operating from forests and other remote hideouts.
Governor Radda also ordered the immediate closure of all Point of Sale (POS) outlets and commercial phone-charging centres in Matazu and Musawa Local Government Areas.
