I know those behind banditry, kidnapping in Bauchi — Bala Mohammed

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that he is in the know of those behind banditry, kidnapping and other criminalities in the state.

The governor stated this on while distribut­ing cash and starter packs worth N75 million to beneficiaries in Darazo Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Mohammed, therefore, vowed to expose the sponsors of criminality in the state, advising residents not to listen to the Abuja pol­iticians “who have nothing to offer other than to pull down Bala Mohammed”.

“I want our peo­ple to always be together, we should eschew rumour and rumour mongering, hatred, treachery and mischief.

“Don’t listen to the Abuja pol­iticians who have nothing to offer other than to pull down Bala Mohammed,” Daily Independent quoted the governor as saying.

“By the grace of God, I have become governor with or without them and of course, I will live my time allotted to me by Allah.

“I may go for second term, I may not even live to that time; I may go for the presidency, there is nothing they can do. I know of what they are doing.

“Those Abuja politicians are not doing anything to us other than bringing mis­chief. I know some leaders of the state who are busy bringing criminals to the state.

“I will talk when the time comes. We will prove tough but certainly, we are not afraid of them.

“You have seen what is manifesting on Bauchi of recent, criminality every­where, kidnapping and steal­ing, it is not just like that. We have security reports and we know those behind that.