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December 22, 2020Nigeria will be safe when politicians stop using thugs — Governor Yahaya Bello
December 23, 2020“My administration has rescued more than 2000 kidnapped victims” – Gov. Matawalle
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has revealed that his administration had rescued more than 2000 kidnapped victims, collected over a thousand weapons from May 29, 2019 when he took over the leadership of the state from both the bandits and members of vigilante operating in the state.
He has also alleged that Banditry was created in the state to scare away investors because of the solid mineral capable of feeding the nation.
Matawalle made these statement at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja while was reacting to a statements credited to Acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Yekini Nabena, who alleged that he was harboring, sponsoring and aiding banditry in the North Western Nigeria.
He said that the allegations are so weighty that cannot be swept under a carpet especially when it concerns human lives, humanity and dignity.
He emphasized that since he assumed duty as the governor of Zamfara State his priority was how to secure the state from its immediate past position of being the most dangerous to visit or leave” due to waves of attacks, killing, maiming, kidnappings, cattle rustling and vandalization of public property and assets that bedeviled the state which had consumed over 7000 lives.
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He added that almost a million cattle and related animals rustled by bandits, property and farm produce worth billions of naira belonging to innocent citizens were either destroyed or carted away by criminals.
I find it insulting that the Apc is accusing me of sponsoring bandits in my own state. We all are living witnesses to the fact that during Apc’s tenure, Zamfara state was adjudged as a colony of banditry in the whole world.
— Dr. Bello Matawalle (@Bellomatawalle1) December 20, 2020
This is a malicious calumny by the ruling party, releasing a statement as sensitive as that, knowing fully how miserable they governed the state for the past years. Their statement is not only laughable but shows the type of leadership they have.
— Dr. Bello Matawalle (@Bellomatawalle1) December 20, 2020
” My efforts in the ongoing peace process have yielded positive results and brought a lot of relief to the people of Zamfara State and indeed the entire north western Nigeria,” Matawalle said.
The governor noted that the basic function of government anywhere was to provide security and safety of lives of the governed as he swore to protect.
Gistflash gathered that He earlier withdrew intention to take the matter to court due to intervention of highly respected organization and individuals and the nod received from Nigeria Governors Forum and the Progressive Governors Forum certifying his efforts in tackling banditry in the region.