Governor Dauda Lawal has insisted that the Zamfara State
Government has enough facts to expose the agents of the federal government
behind the secret negotiation with bandits.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation,
Mohammed Idris, had accused the Zamfara State government of politicising
security.
This was in the light of a request for clarification by
Governor Lawal over a secret dialogue with bandits orchestrated by agents of
the federal government.
A statement issued by the spokesperson to the Governor,
Sulaiman Bala Idris said the state government possessed hard evidence exposing
some federal government agents involved in the negotiations with bandits in
Zamfara State.
He added that the Minister of Information should have
conducted a thorough investigation before discrediting the Zamfara State
government.
The statement read in parts: “We sought clarification from
the federal government regarding the sneaky negotiations with bandits carried
out by some of its agents without recourse to the State Government and heads of
security agencies in the state.
“We have facts and evidence of what transpired between the
agents of the federal government and the bandits during the negotiations in
several places across Zamfara.
“It is disappointing that the information minister
discredited our claim without verifying it first. What is expected of him as a
professional is to collaborate with relevant authorities to substantiate the
claim’s authenticity.
“Zamfara State Government respects protocol and established
authority. We would not come out in the media to start exposing the names of
the Federal Government agents involved in the covert dialogue with bandits.
“We want to clarify that those individuals leading secret
negotiations with bandits in Zamfara are politicising insecurity, not the State
Government.
“The Information Minister’s statement claiming that there
were no negotiations between government officials and bandits in Zamfara
requires further clarification. We have already exposed a few locations where
such talks were held with bandits, such as Birnin Magaji, Maradun, Mun Haye,
Ajah, Bawo, and Bagege.
“Negotiating with bandits in Zamfara State is a grave
mistake we cannot afford to make. It is not the solution to the problem and
only encourages and emboldens the criminals. We urge the Federal Government to
take a firm stance against such activities and investigate the motives of those
who engage in them.”
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