Aminu Bello Masari, the governor of Katsina State, has revealed how bandits duped him twice with the Qur’an in his office.
He stated that he believed the bandits would change their ways after swearing to do so with the Qur’an.
Masari explained that the bandits tricked his government by pretending to have surrendered and laid down their weapons, citing the Qur’an as evidence.
Over the weekend, the governor mentioned this while hosting the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, in Katsina.
According to Masari: “Because they (terrorists) said they are Muslims, we went as far as asking them to swear to the Holy Qur’an that they will never participate in banditry again.
“All of them did it in this office, but even those that have been in jail for over two years that were brought out are today bandits’ leaders.
“Anybody who says he is going to engage them on anything is free. I will pray for him but I will not do it again.”
