Zamfara Governor Offers to Step Down over Activities of Bandits
Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has offered to step down as the chief executive officer of the state if it will bring to an end the activities of bandits in the state.
Yari who appeared frustrated with the killings of 18 people in two communities made the offer after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
He made it clear that his earlier support for a declaration of state of emergency in the state was not political but part of the efforts to end the killings in the state.
The governor who is also the Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) told newsmen in Abuja, “Yes, we are there as a government because it is the lives of people we are talking about. If there are no lives, we won’t be there. So, therefore, I did not make that statement out of politics because the way some other people are looking at it is political.
“Since my inception, I have never taken insecurity as a political affair, but I look at it as criminality and I approach it in the way that it can be solved.
“Some other politicians have been calling for state of emergency since three years ago. Then I said to myself if state of emergency would solve the problem then Yari is ready to vacate my seat.”
He said he was in Abuja to brief the President about the security situation in his state for his intervention.
He added, “You are aware of what is happening in Zamfara State, and some parts of the neighbouring states on the issue of banditry, abduction and insurgency.
“So, it is important that I come forward to brief Mr. President on the situation on the ground, which I just did.
“We sat down as head of security in the state along with all other stakeholders, where we reviewed the situation and came with the report that we think will help the security agencies there through Mr. President to strategise so that they can curb the problem.”
He said the bandits live and operate from the forest, adding that it was for the security agents to be serious to address the challenges.
It would be recalled that the Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Masari had few days ago also lamented over the high level of insecurity in his state leading kidnappings and killing of innocent people.
Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, Thursday announced the deployment of more police units to Katsina state to beef up more security.
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