Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of
interior, says more security personnel will be deployed in Zamfara to end the
destruction of lives and property in the state.
According to Osaigbovo
Ehisienmen, press secretary of the minister, Dambazau said this when he visited
the state on Thursday.
He was received by Sanusi Rikiji,
the state’s acting governor and other members of Zamfara executive council.
During the visit, the minister
expressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s concern on the “unrepentant attitude of
the perpetrators of senseless killings in the state”.
“We are committed to working
closely with the state government to deploy more security resources to the
state,” Dambazau said.
The statement said the minister
was further briefed by heads of security agencies in Zamfara, in order to put
in place additional proactive measures to restore peace needed to protect
agricultural and mining interests in the state.
The minister was said to have
visited the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp and the headquarters of
Tsafe local government area where a protest was carried out on Monday.
On Wednesday, the minister had
said the continuous attacks on residents of the state would affect food
security in the country.
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