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Governor Dikko Radda has explained how he spent about N13 billion to tackle banditry and kidnapping in his first 365 days in office as Katsina State helmsman.
According to him, he expended N1.5 billion on the completion of tactical combat equipment for the state’s Community Watch Corps, while also sustaining the monthly payment of allowances to security personnel to the tune of N208 million.
This, he said, is in addition to 10 units of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), 65 branded Hilux vehicles, 700 motorcycles, surveillance drones, a communication network, trackers and related working materials at a total cost of approximately N11 billion.
