{"id":44724,"date":"2015-12-08T21:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=44724"},"modified":"2015-12-08T21:00:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-08T20:00:48","slug":"katsina-governor-says-boko-haram-cattle-rustlers-have-strong-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/katsina-governor-says-boko-haram-cattle-rustlers-have-strong-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Katsina Governor Says Boko Haram, Cattle Rustlers Have Strong Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that there is a strong<br \/>\nlinkage between Boko Haram and cattle rustlers that are terrorizing the<br \/>\nnorthern parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Masari stated this during the opening ceremony of Two-day Cattle<br \/>\nBreeders\/Dealers Stakeholders Meeting in Katsina <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_328827294\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was because of the linkage that President Muhammadu Buhari<br \/>\ndirected all security chiefs to join hands with the governors of eight<br \/>\nstates in the north-west zone to tackle the menace of rustling.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said Boko Haram insurgents and the cattle rustlers have<br \/>\nsimilar modes of operation by killing people and destroying their<br \/>\nproperty.<\/p>\n<p>He said that most of the arms and ammunition that the criminals were using<br \/>\nto carry out their dastardly acts were being ferried into the country<br \/>\nthrough the usage of animals that crossed the forest.<\/p>\n<p>He said the governors in the eight states that have the problem of cattle<br \/>\nrustling would soon create a databank for movement of cows from the north<br \/>\nto the south.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will harmonise and computerise the movement of cows from our region to<br \/>\nthe south to checkmate the issue of cow theft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll cow dealers must get clearance of the commodity before moving them to<br \/>\nthe south and anybody without the clearance papers would be arrested\u201d, he<br \/>\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary to Katsina State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, warned that<br \/>\nanybody caught disturbing the peace in the state would be arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Inuwa warned that anybody caught indulging in cattle rustling would be<br \/>\ndecisively dealt with.<\/p>\n<p>He said Katsina Government recently released another N45 million to the<br \/>\ncommittee charged with stopping cattle rustling in north-west.<\/p>\n<p>Inuwa appealed to parents and guardians to warn their children against<br \/>\njoining the cattle rustlers syndicate in the state. 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