The Zamfara State Governor, His Excellency, Bello Matawalle has urged the people of his state to defend themselves if attacked by bandits and not wait for any security personnel to come to their rescue.
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While speaking in Gusau on Friday during a prayer session organised by the state government to seek divine intervention against banditry, the Governor said, “The insecurity situation has defied solution, as such people should defend themselves.
“I am calling on the people of the state to defend themselves if the bandits attack them.
“My government has approved that whenever the bandits attack you, don’t wait for the security personnel to come to your rescue. You should rise up and protect yourselves”.
Assuring that, “My government has also planned to recruit locals from each community who will be in charge of monitoring their villages to ensure that bandits don’t attack them.
“I’m calling on the traditional rulers and community leaders to make sure that only people of proven integrity are recruited.”
Matawalle also called on the monarchs to fish out those that are conniving with the bandits in their communities.
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