The management of Katsina State Radio Service has pledged to assist the state's National Orientation Agency, NOA, in educating the populace on policies and initiatives taken by the government to combat the threat of insecurity in the nation.
When he hosted representatives of the National Orientation Agency NOA in his office as part of a lobbying visit, Malam Abba Dayyabu Safana, the general manager of the radio station, offered them this guarantee.
Abba, who blamed the activities of informants for the high rate of the threat, urged the agency to announce a new plan of action to deal with the issue.
He asserted that there is a need to mobilise and enlighten the populace about their local surroundings and the best ways to maintain watch for unfamiliar people and movements in their neighbourhood.
He, therefore, assured of the readiness of the radio station to support goals that would assist in bringing an end to the menace in the state and the nation at large.
Alhaji Abdullahi Yahaya, the state Director of NOA, earlier, explained that the visit was to solicit support and collaboration with the station to sensitize the people in the areas of security and the water resources bill.
Yahaya who stressed the need to also enlighten parents and teachers through the media to instil good morals in their wards said this would discourage the youths to be used to destroying the society they belong.
He also attributed unemployment, school dropouts and failure of obtaining an SSCE certificate due to the economic situation and others as factors giving rise to the menace.
The NOA state Director, therefore, called on the state and local governments to reform the school fees policy to alleviate the hardship being faced by parents and guardians.