The Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI) has called on the Nigerian Government to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara State over the recent escalation of bandit attacks and kidnappings resulting in deaths and displacement of several communities. DWI made this known through its Spokesman, Sanusi Ali Mohammed, in a press conference in Abuja, noting that the call became necessary given the regrettably alarming deterioration of the security situation in the state in the last two months.