Zamfara gov. reacts to alleged appointment of suspected terrorist, Hadejia, as S.A
Story by Jane AISO
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has debunked reports going round that he appointed a suspected terrorist and gun runner, Bashir Hadejia, as a Special Adviser in his government.
Hadejia was arrested on Monday last week over alleged treason and subversion against the state.
He was also said to be behind the recent protest that rocked the country, most especially the northern part.
The suspect was a special adviser to the current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, when he was the Governor of Zamfara State.
After his arrest, a letter dated October 27, 2023, purportedly signed by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Malam Abubakar M. Nakwada, alleged that the state government offered an appointment to the suspected gunrunner went viral online.
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The Governor, while speaking during an interview with channels Television, said the appointment letter was fake.
“Let me make a categorical statement here. I did not appoint Hadejia as a Special Adviser,” the governor said.
“If you look at the letter heading itself with the date, something is fishy somewhere. We issued statement that we had nothing to do with that, that was a forged letter.
“Whenever I appoint advisers, I usually tell the media that I have appointed X, Y, Z in different positions. I challenge anybody to show me where we made that kind of statement.”
He reiterated his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability, saying that there is nothing to hide.
Bashir Hadejia became a household name in Nigeria following his arrest by the police operatives from the force intelligence department -Intelligence response team.(FID-IRT).
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