Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has
expressed dissatisfaction over the alleged involvement of politicians working
against the restoration of peace in the State.
Governor Matawalle who was seriously angry with Nigerian
politicians disclosed in a phone interview that politics now in Nigeria
has become a do-or-die affair, saying that democracy is supposed to be ”the
government of the people by the people.”
The Governor wondered why some people who claim to be the
leaders of the masses would turn back and begin to kill, maim and kidnap those
they falsely claim to be protecting.
Reacting to the recent attack on NDA, the governor said that no place in Nigeria was safe in the entire Northern region, calling for urgent action to address the ugly trend.
“It is unfortunate if the bandits can go up to NDA and
kidnap the officers. I think the government has to look into it and maybe
declare a state of emergency on security in the entire northern region.
“Some people have been calling on the government to declare
a state of emergency on education and other sectors but the lives of the
citizens are more valuable than education.
“I still insist that state of emergency has to be declared
first on security so that the security personnel can be mobilised for more
purposeful assignments in some parts of the country to deal with these
criminals.
“If Zamfara to Sokoto could not be accessed due to
insecurity, we are in trouble. Many of our rural areas are inaccessible as a
result of banditry and the bandits have taken over many parts of the state.
” Even my administration’s jingles towards ending insecurity
in the state has proved unsuccessful because politicians are sabotaging my
efforts.
“Residents of the state should not see me as a leader that
does not care for the people he is leading. Many people do not know that I am
grieved over what is happening in my State.
“Just yesterday, we concluded with the repentant bandits to
secure the release of the people that were kidnapped in Rini village; about 83
of them and people are there to receive them.
“We are working round the clock with the Police Commissioner
on how to make people sleep with their two eyes closed but unfortunately some
miscreants are still taking the laws into their hands”.
The Governor accused some politicians of supplying logistics
to the bandits for political gains, pointing out that it was bad to play
politics with security.
“I have been saying times without number that the issue of
security is for all the citizens, not just for the security personnel or the
government.
“But it is unfortunate that here in the North, some
politicians are happy with what is happening because they think that when
people are being killed, they have the chance to come out and campaign; to
blackmail the sitting Governors, the President and other politicians.
Matawalle also accused social media handlers who are being
used by what he described as disgruntled politicians to be posting negative content
on the security situation in the State in order to create tension and
confusion.
He called on the Police Commissioner to arrest such social
media handlers and bring them to book to serve as deterrent to others.
“I asked the State police boss to take serious measures
because sometimes, these people will post an attack even before it happens and
after it happened. How did they know this?”
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