SSG: Bandits Kill 3,000, Destroy 2,000 Houses, Burn 500 Cars In Zamfara Siege

The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi of Zamfara State, has said that the ongoing banditry in Zamfara has claimed Over 3,000 lives and destruction of over 2,000 homes in the past seven years. He added that the bandits also burnt over 500 cars while 500 people were kidnapped for ransom within the same period.

Shinkafi disclosed this yesterday in Gusau at a town hall meeting, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The meeting was called to find a lasting solution to the worsening insecurity in the state. Speaking at the event, the Emir of Zurmi in Zamfara, Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed, said the people of the emirate need solution to the persistent banditry in the town and not sympathy or condolences.

Mohammed complained that there had been too many of such visits without any solution to the problem. He said that the bandits, who were in the community, were constantly calling people of the area and threatening to kidnap them or their relations for ransom. He called on the NBA, the government and other stakeholders to evolve practical solutions to the problem as they were living in constant fear.The emir berated lawyers in the state, saying that their conduct was fuelling the crisis, accusing them of securing bail for the bandits each time they were arrested.

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