Swear on Holy Quran that you have no ties with banditry – Matawalle tells Zamfara gov
Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle challenged Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal on Tuesday to swear an oath on the Quran, denying any involvement in the banditry affecting the state.
Matawalle issued this challenge while rejecting the governor’s accusations linking him to the ongoing violence.
Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, the minister recalled swearing on the Quran that he had no ties to banditry in the state.
Lawal had urged the minister to address allegations of his involvement in sponsoring banditry and money laundering during his time as governor.
Reacting, Matawalle said: “Let me remind you when I was a governor, I was the only governor that swore by the Holy Quran that I have no hand or connections with banditry or I am not happy with what is happening. I swore that if I was happy or part of it, God should not give me one second.
“I challenged all the politicians that time including Dauda, but none of them could take the oath. But I took it because I know my mind, I know I have a clean heart. And not only that, including all my councilors, chairmen, and commissioners, I will not give you an appointment, you have to take the oath.
“And up till tomorrow, I am challenging these people to take the oath that I have taken.
“They are part of the banditry, if not, let them take the oath with the holy Quran openly with all the Imams in Zamfara State. And since that time none of them have taken this oath.”
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