A former Director of the Department of State Services, Mike
Ejiofor, has knocked the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, and his Zamfara
State counterpart, Bello Matawalle, for laying the foundation for kidnapping in
error by negotiating with bandits.
“The state governments –both Zamfara and Katsina States
–mistakenly laid the foundation for what is going on now; they started
negotiation with the bandits who were not even ready to give up on their
activities and this is what we are witnessing now.
“Even this Kankara incident, the governor came out to say
they are negotiating, that is unacceptable. And you give these people the
boldness and courage to continue to perpetrate this act,” Ejiofor said on
Friday morning.
Masari had on Thursday night confirmed the release of 344
abducted schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara. Masari
on Friday morning later received the schoolboys who were transported from
Zamfara State.
The governor, who had earlier said he was in talks with the
abductors, however, insisted that no ransom was paid before the boys were
released.
But Ejiofor said the best practice all over the world is not
to negotiate with bandits but to strengthen the security apparatus and crush
the criminals.
“I am not a pessimist but these things will continue to
happen unless we strengthen the security of these states and take decisive
actions. The Federal Government should take decisive actions against these
bandits operating in the North-West. These well-organised bandits are looking
for money. Anytime they do such kidnap, they are paid, and they use such money
to buy more arms,” the former DSS director stated while featuring on Channels
Television’s Sunrise Daily programme.
“This definitely is not the work of Boko Haram but the work
of bandits in the two states.
“It’s sad that they were moved from Kankara to Zamfara
undetected by any security operative,” Ejiofor further stated while also urging
security operatives to debrief the students before they are handed over to
their parents.
Gunmen had invaded the school premises last Friday and
abducted over 300 students after a gun duel with the police.
The abduction took place some hours after the President, Muhammadu Buhari, arrived in Daura, Katsina for a week-long
private visit.
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