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Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed security agencies to henceforth demolish the houses of informants and those supplying arms to bandits in the state.
A press release signed by Yusuf Idris, the Director-General on Media to the governor, issued to newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday, said that the order was with immediate effect.
Matawalle issued the order when Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal paid him a sympathy visit over recent bandits attacks on some communities in Zamfara, which left many people dead and several others displaced.
Matawalle said serious punitive measures would henceforth be taken including the demolition of any house where informants, weapons suppliers and others aiding banditry activities are arrested in the state.
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There is no coordinated strategy to combat insecurity and the bandits and terrorists are the ones taking initiatives in their own interest.
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The Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, announced on Tuesday that he had discussed the deteriorating security situation in the State with the president who has ordered the deployment of an additional 6,000 troops to crush the bandits if they fail to surrender their arms within two months. This means the forthcoming battle will be between 30,000 well-armed bandits and 16,000 soldiers…
The numbers tell us that the Nigerian state is being overwhelmed by gun wielding terrorists, bandits and militants. On Wednesday, Kaduna State presented its 2020 security report. The numbers are frightening – 937 people were killed; 1,972 people kidnapped for ransom; and 7195 cattle rustled. That was just last year. The most affected area in the State was Birnin Gwari,
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