The Emir of Ningi in Bauchi state, Dr. Yunusa Mohammed Danyaya has enjoined his subjects to always report suspicious characters within their midst to appropriate security authorities in their respective domains for necessary actions.
The Emir gave the instruction yesterday when he paid a sympathy visit to Base and Chamo Communities in Ningi Local Government Area of the state, whose four sons were kidnapped for ransom, and paid N2 million for each before their release.
The Base and Chamo Fulani communities in Ningi are settlers of Jimi, Dogon-Ruwa, Rafin-Chiyawa, Takalafiya, Bukutumbe and Mara hamlets in the area where issues of kidnapping, banditry and cattle rustling are rampant.
It could be recalled that two years ago, the Emir paid similar visits to some villages in his emirate with similar incidents, which following his warning to the perpetrators of the acts during the visit, scaled down the persistent attacks by kidnappers and hoodlums on the villagers.
Emir Yunusa Danyaya vowed to curb the thriving threats and attempts by kidnappers and cattle rustlers in his emirate.
The Emir while describing the responsibility for peace and security as a burden on both leaders and their followers, said it is not enough to talk about peace, but all must believe and work for it.
The Ningi Monarch therefore vowed not to relent efforts and watch his people being tormented by kidnappers and hoodlums without his intervention, and urged the people to embark on prayers and self-defense with a view to eliminate out the culprits from the area.
Danyaya appealed to the Bauchi state government to always give the area utmost priority whenever the need arises considering the fact that the area (base) is a vast forest that contains a large number of farmers and cattle headers living together in harmony.
He also called on security agencies to deploy more personnel with sophisticated weapons to the area in order to curtail the activities of hoodlums, and requested for concerted efforts of all stakeholders, particularly village heads towards achieving the desired result.
