ABUJA – The ten federal lawmakers from Zamfara State in the National Assembly ( NASS) , under the aegis of Zamfara caucus, have called on the Federal Government to adopt carrots and Dagger Approach in solving the problem of armed banditry in the country .
The caucus at a press briefing in NASS on Wednesday, also canvassed for Amnesty for repentant bandits as being done by Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle in Zamfara State which according to them , has restored peace in the state.
Speaking on behalf of the caucus , the Senate Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Sahabi Ya’u ( PDP Zamfara North ) , said he and the other nine federal lawmakers from the State , decided to call on the federal government and particularly , State governments in the North West , to adopt the Zamfara model of tackling the problem , going by tremendous positive results it has yielded.
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Zamfara Senators, Reps call on Buhari to grant amnesty to repentant bandits in North West
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By Henry Umoru
ABUJA – SENATORS and members of the House of Representatives from Zamfara state on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, grant Amnesty to repentant armed bandits from the North West geo- political zone of the country.
The Zamfara National Assembly Caucus who are all of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said that offering the repentant armed bandits Amnesty like in the case of the agitators from the Niger Delta would encourage them to contribute positively to the society.
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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has vowed to return the state to its past glory as the most peaceful state in the country.
The governor stated this on Tuesday night when he received the leadership of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) at the state liaison office, Maitama Abuja.
Going down the memory lane, he said Zamfara State at one point was one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria but regretting, that in the last eight years, the state has turned to a nightmare as a result of armed banditry, kidnappings, cattle rustling and other criminal activities.
In a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Jamilu BirninMagaji on Wednesday said the Governor said that, with the coming of his administration in May 2019, he initiated a peace dialogue with the bandits.