The Kano State Government says it will grant amnesty to additional 960 dangerous repentant Political Thugs in a move to completely eradicates Streets Fightings, Phone Snatchings and Social Vices disturbing the State.
This is even as the Government said to have profiled 718 Thugs under its “Safe Corridor” initiative aimed at addressing political thuggery and youth resteveness in the state.
The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi-Waiya, who represented Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf, during the Formal Presentation of the of the Thugs at Bompai Police Headquarters, Kano.
He explained that “718 youths had so far been profiled, while an additional 960 names were awaiting police validation before being enrolled into the programme.
He said the initiative was designed as a deliberate non-kinetic to tackle thuggery, rehabilitate affected youths and reintegrate them into society.
“After profiling by the police and drug testing by the NDLEA, the repentant youths will undergo rehabilitation. Gov.Kabir-Yusuf has pledged to grant them amnesty so they can be free from past accusations and begin a new life,” he said.
Abdullahi-Waiya added that some of the youths would be immediately engaged in employment, while others would undergo rehabilitation before reintegration into society.
The commissioner stressed that traditional rulers, civil society organisations and security agencies would monitor the programme to ensure accountability and transparency.
In his remarks, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu-Bakori, commended the initiative, describing it as a bold step to foster a safer and more harmonious Kano State.
He urged the youths to embrace the opportunity and turn away from crime.
“To our youths, especially those involved in Daba(thuggery), I appeal to you to repent, lay down your arms and embrace peace. The government has provided you with a second chance through this programme,” he said.
Adamu-Bakori also urge community leaders, religious leaders, and stakeholders to intensify their efforts in sensitizing youth on the dangers of violence, crime, and other anti-social behaviors.
Also, the Hisbah Commander, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, appealed to the beneficiaries to encourage others who were yet to surrender to do so.
He further urged the beneficiaries to provide credible information to security agencies that will lead to the arrest of drug peddlers in the state and promised that the state Hisbah board would look into possibility of allocating mass wedding slots to them, if they proved to be good ambassadors.
Buzun Kida, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, pledged that the era of thuggery in Kano was over.
NAN reports that the event was attended by the Commandant of NSCDC, NDLEA, traditional leaders and other relevant stakeholders.
