Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has condemned the bandits attack on the presidential convoy in Katsina State on Tuesday, saying that the issue of security in Nigeria is not for the President alone.

Speaking yesterday after the occasion of swearing in eight new commissioners, Tambuwal urged Nigerians to keep politics aside and join hands to eliminate banditry from the country.

He said:

“These people (bandits) represent evils and should be treated like evils. The issue of security is not for Mr President alone. It is something that requires the support and commitment of every Nigerian irrespective of religious, tribal or political differences.”

The bandits reportedly attacked a number of villages killing residents, looting shops and rustling livestock.