By Abba Kabara, Gusau
Zamfara state has been described as the epicenter of banditry in Nigeria, where all the hubs of bandits are located, Governor Bello Matawalle has said.
Matawalle spoke when the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu paid him a courtesy call at the Government House on Thursday.
According to the governor, the bandits go to other states to operate, “only to come back again and regroup in Zamfara” he said.
“If we really want to end the menace of banditry in Nigeria, we must give Zamfara State a special treatment in the fight against banditry because our forests are their major enclave”.
Matawalle however promised to continue to support the Military and other security operatives in the state in order to bring the problem to an end.
He recalled that last week he supported all the security operatives in the state with 200 brand new operational vehicles, saying “I will continue to offer the usual modest support so that we can deal with our problem to a logical conclusion”.
Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu who led a team of all Security Chiefs in the Country on the visit, told the Governor that they were assigned by President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with him and discuss with stakeholders the way forward in the current fight against banditry in the state.
He said President Buhari has expressed his deep concern on the security situation, especially in the Northwest zone.
