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Shinkafi Urges FG To Ignore Zamfara Gov On Secret Talks With Bandits

by Paul Uwadima
2 years ago
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former chairman of Prosecution of Armed Banditry Related Offences in Zamfara State, Dr Sani Shinkafi has accused Zamfara State governor Dauda Lawal of frustrating efforts of the federal government and security agencies to restore security and peace in the state by his unguarded outburst that the federal government was negotiating with bandits to restore order. He said the federal government should ignore the governor’s outburst.

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In a statement he made available to LEADERSHIP in Abuja, he said it was outrageous that the governor of Zamfara State will seek cheap publicity by playing politics with the lives of the people at a time the state is under siege by armed bandits.

“The misguided, mischievous and irresponsible statement by Governor Lawal is the height of executive rascality and recklessness that have fueled and worsened insecurity in Zamfara State since he assumed office.

“The responsibility of any government is to serve the people, provide security and deliver dividends of democracy, not carnage, terrorism, insurgency, militancy, banditry and kidnapping for ransom as obtainable in Zamfara State today.

“It is unfortunate that the governor who ought to be the chief security officer of the state and work in synergy with the nation’s security agencies and stakeholders in the state to restore security and order will be the one to frustrate attempts to bring peace to Zamfara State by making a mockery of various efforts by the nation’s military personnel in collaboration with respected leaders to make Zamfara State safe again,” he said.

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He said he was shell-shocked that the governor would be economical with the truth when he asserted that the federal government was negotiating with bandits in the state as if he was not part of a peace dialogue held  at Birnin Magaji local government area of the state between the military, traditional rulers, Fulani leaders, community leaders, vigilante groups and bandit leaders with a view to restoring peace in the state, where the governor was duly represented BY HIS COMMISSIONER for Supervision of Government Policies and Budget Implementation Unit, Nasiru Ibrahim Zurmi.

“There are pictures and video clips to attest to this crucial peace dialogue which if sustained would have restored the desired security in the state. It is this needed peace move by the Federal Government, security agents, stakeholders and Government of Zamfara State that Lawal has been rubbishing in the media as if he has something to gain from the sufferings and instability in the state, an indication that he did not have the interest of the people at heart,” he added.

He noted that in tackling the militancy in the Niger Delta, the Olusegun Obasanjo administration adopted military operation but the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua government granted the militants amnesty and urged them to surrender their arms and thus, the war against militancy in the Niger Delta was won by non-kinetic approach of amnesty in place of kinetic approach of military operation.

He said the good people of Zamfara State desire and deserve a compassionate leader and responsible government to assuage their sufferings, adding that it is unjust to play politics with security of life and property, the very essence of government. “We urge the federal government and the armed forces to ignore the unwarranted attacks on them by Governor Lawal of Zamfara State.

 


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