Zamfara Killings Must Stop, FG Warns Bandits
Aisha Yesufu attacks Buhari over killings
The federal government has stated that the persistent attacks on residents of Zamfara State by bandits will affect food security in the country and warned the attackers to desist from the act.
The Minister of Interior, Lt.General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), raised the alarm yesterday in Gusau during an on-the-spot assessment of the activities of the bandits in the state.
This is coming as foremost activist and co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari over his handling of the recent spate of killings in Zamfara State.
He said: “Since those affected by the killings are largely the agrarian rural dwellers, the activities of the bandits will have a serious impact on agriculture and food security.
“This is a final warning; the bandits must stop these acts forthwith because the federal government has devised more stringent ways to deal with them.
“I want to assure them that they cannot withstand the consequences.’’
He said stakeholders in the security sector in the state would meet to fine-tune the new measures that would be used in tackling the threat posed by the bandits.
The minister, however, advised the hoodlums to immediately surrender and embrace peace.
He expressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s condolences to the people of the state over the attacks.
Foremost activist and cofounder of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu has taken a swipe at President Buhari over his handling of the recent spate of killings in Zamfara Sate.
Aisha in a minute and 43 seconds video recording accused the president of playing the ostrich and doing too little to curtail the senseless killings going on in some parts of the country.
Questioning the rationale for replacing President Goodluck Jonathan with the incumbent, the fiery activist said the same missteps of the immediate past President were being replicated by the All Progressives Congress (APC)led administration.