Zamfara State
Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has opined that it would have been very
disastrous if his government refused to negotiate with bandits, saying that he
has no regrets negotiating with bandits and notorious kidnappers in the state.
This was contained
in a press statement on Sunday signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on
Media, Alhaji Zailani Baffa, who quoted Governor Bello Matawalle as saying that
“It is the best
option to a lasting peace. Reconciliation with the bandits is still the best
option.”
“Matawalle applied
the peace accord as a means of honest solution to the of constant banditry and
kidnappings problems in Zamfara State and the peace accord has yielded
tremendous result that has never been experienced in the last one year,” he
said.
The Governor’s
spokesman observed that despite the heavy presence of the military and
relentless offensives against the bandits, the wanton killings and maiming by
bandits were still increasing.
“However, our
honesty and focus on the reconciliation deal saw the near total drop in bandit
attacks which allowed our roads, markets, schools and farms to be reopened, ” he
said.
Zailani noted that
as a result of the reconciliation with the bandits by his administration, over
one thousand persons were released by the ex-bandits and weapons willingly
surrendered.
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