The Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle has admitted that northern governors are responsible for the heavy banditry and recession in the north.
He stated this while delivering a paper; ‘The Fight Against Banditry in Northwest Nigeria: Challenges and Solutions,’ at the inauguration of new executives of the Arewa Media Writers Association in Kaduna.
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According to his claim, he outlined that lack of support from Northern governors has aided to heavy banditry and recession in the north.
In his words, he said:
“With poverty on the increase and food security seriously affected by the crisis, the state was on the verge of a catastrophic social eruption capable of destabilising our communities and the North-West sub-region.”
“Shinkafi and Zurmi LGAs are the hotspots of banditry even though there are no mining activities going on there.”
“Rural banditry, in my opinion, is a result of the progressive degradation of our moral standards and a culture of greed fed by an unfettered need for material goods”
“lack of support from a section of politicians that wish to take advantage of thee situation to achieve political ends.”
“Unless we all wake up to the situation, the war against banditry in the North-West will remain a significant security challenge that has the potential to swallow the region and the country. The destruction that banditry is wreaking on the region’s people and the economy is unfathomable.”
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