Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has alleged that majority of bandits wreaking havoc in the country are of the Fulani extraction.
Governor Masari made the claim in an interview on Monday.
He revealed that the elements have same religion, language like himself, stressing that they have been living “with us for hundreds of years”.
He said, “Bandits are persons who speak same language like me. They profess the same religious beliefs like me.
“These bandits are not aliens, they are people we know. They are people that have been living with us for hundred of years.
“The infiltration we have from some African countries and non-African countries, are people of the Fulani extraction.
“Majority of those involved in this banditry are Fulanis. Whether it is believable or not, that is the truth. These are people who live in the forest and their major occupation is rearing of cattle.”
