Katsina State’s Innovative Approach: Monthly Allowances For Muslim Clerics In Anti-Insecurity Fight

The Katsina State Government has announced its intention to introduce special allowances for clerics, deputies, Mua’dhins (callers of prayer), and Ward Heads of Friday Mosques in a bid to incentivize their role in the fight against insecurity…CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Governor Dikko Radda unveiled this plan after inaugurating the Steering Committees for the Katsina Community Watch Corps (KCSWC).

Notably, the governor did not specify whether Christian clerics would be included in the planned allowance. The Steering Committees, comprising representatives from various sectors, will collaborate with security personnel to combat banditry across the state.

Each of the 34 Local Government Areas will have its own steering committee, consisting of the Council Chairman, District Head, Divisional Police Officer, representatives of security agencies, two business community representatives, and representatives of religious sects.

These committees will monitor and evaluate the KCSWC’s operations in their areas, submitting monthly reports to the Commissioner for Internal Security.

Dr. Nasiru Mu’azu-Danmusa, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, noted that insecurity had decreased in the state since the establishment of KCSWC.

Representatives of the Emir of Katsina and retired Justice Saddik Abdullahi-Mahuta praised the governor’s efforts to address insecurity in the state and pledged their ongoing support to the committee.