Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara
State on Thursday announced a reward of N1 million on every illegal AK 47 rifle
returned to the state government.
The Governor, who announced this
at a news conference in Gusau, said the gesture had become necessary following
the unabated increase in crime, especially abduction in the state.
He lamented the level of
insecurity in the state, saying “in 2015, with just about 250 soldiers, the
crime rate was low but with over 1,600 soldiers of different categories, we
cannot contain crime in the state”.
Yari said with the proposed
engagement of 8,500 youths as civilian task force, those involved would be
better equipped in the fight against armed banditry, cattle rustling and
kidnapping in the state.
The Governor explained that many
of the youths that would be engaged would come from the rural areas where the
crime rate was higher.
“I am confident that since the
locals know the people in their surroundings, they will be quick in detecting
any new comer or suspicious movement,” he said.
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