At least 50 members of the
civilian joint task force (CJTF) were killed on Tuesday by bandits in Zamfara
state.
Sanusi Rikiji, speaker of the
state house assembly, made this known on Friday during a condolence visit to
Kaura Namoda emirate.
The speaker attributed the
incident to a confrontation between members of the CJTF and the bandits in a
community in Kaura Namoda local government area of the state.
Rakiji, who led the state
government delegation on the visit, decried the worsening security situation in
the state.
“We were told that the members of
civilian JTF had mobilised people from Sakajiki community in Kaura Namoda local
government area and confronted the bandits in the forest, which led to the
killing of over 50 persons, including members of CJTF,” he said.
“Their duty is to support
security personnel to carry out operations, not to lead operations. Only
security agents have the right to organise operation to confront bandits.”
The speaker described the move by
the members of the CJTF to confront the bandits as unprofessional as they were
not trained to do so.
“This is the directive from
Governor Abdul’aziz Yari that CJTF members should not confront bandits again;
let them cooperate with the security personnel,” Rakiji said.
“We have already received the
list of the number of the deceased and other affected victims from the local
government chairman, with the aim to assist them.
“The state government would
provide assistance to the families of the deceased and other victims of the
incident very soon.”
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