Banditry: Residents must watch movement of visitors in communities – Bauchi hunter

A local hunter who specializes in fishing out bandits, kidnappers and other criminally minded persons in Bauchi State, Ahmad Mohammed Kwarah has asked residents to be vigilant about the movements of visitors within their domains,

Speaking in an interview with Newspot in Bauchi, Kwarah who inherited the task from his late elder brother, Ali Kwarah, noted that all eyes must be on the suspicious movement of visitors passing or settling in the state to curb incidents of banditry and kidnapping.

Ali said many communities play host to strangers without necessarily finding out who they are, perhaps due to the peace being enjoyed in their areas.

“In areas where there is a breach of peace, they hardly receive visitors just like that, they have to scrutinize them, unlike we here that are living peacefully. Yes, it’s good to welcome visitors but while hosting them, we have to be extra careful, people should report strangers with questionable character to the relevant authorities, they should not harbour them”, he said.

“We have been contributing to the maintenance of security and peaceful co-existence within and even outside Azare where I come from. As I am talking to you now, you cannot hear any incidents of kidnapping or banditry in Azare, we have succeeded in curbing them”, Ahmad Kwarah said.

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The bandit fighter said he alongside his team operates in all parts of Nigeria with the support of the Police and other security agencies.

“We thank God that we are succeeding, many people know that we are succeeding in our operations. We really thank members of the public for their support to us in this fight against bandits and kidnappers, many people are praying for us to succeed and thank God we are succeeding”, the hunter said.

Ahmad Kwara while observing that 95 percent of theft and burglary are caused by drugs, said he has been able to go after drug peddlers within Azare which has resulted in a drastic reduction in cases of theft and burglary among the youth.