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Nigeria: 'I Know Where Bandits Are, but Security Agents Take Orders From Abuja' - Zamfara Governor
Governor Lawal claims direct control over security forces would accelerate ending banditry, noting his administration supports with patrol vehicles and thousands of auxiliary personnel.
- On Wednesday, Governor Dauda Lawal pledged he could end banditry in Zamfara State within two months if governors controlled security agencies, breaking down in tears over recent attacks in a viral video.
- Security chiefs in Zamfara only take orders from Abuja, Nigeria's federal capital, hindering prompt action; Governor Dauda Lawal cited a Shinkafi Local Government massacre where forces delayed intervention awaiting Abuja clearance.
- The state provided 150 patrol vehicles to police, military, DSS, and Civil Defence Corps, and recruited thousands of Community Protection Guards plus over 2,000 hunters from Borno and Yobe.
- Within the past month, over 150 people were kidnapped and at least 10 security operatives and three civilians killed, prompting President Bola Tinubu and the National Economic Council to consider creating state police.
- Since May 2023, Lawal has pressed for state police, citing recent by-election security deployment as evidence of politicisation; proponents and critics debate its potential for local threat response and abuse.
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With control over security agencies, I can end banditry in...
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara state says banditry would become history in his state if he had control over the security outfits in the country. Governor Lawal said he is aware of the movements of every bandit kingpin operating in the state. In a viral video clip, the governor explained that his major constraint in the ongoing fight against banditry is the lack of direct control over security agencies. He emphasized that the security chiefs in …
Insecurity will end in two months if... – Gov Lawal
By Myke Agunwa, Abuja As terrorists continue to kidnap citizens, kill and burn down communities in several parts of the country, Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal has vowed to end insecurity in the state within two months if given total control of the security agencies. The governor further asserted that he knew the whereabouts of a bandit leader, claiming that he could be able to locate the bandits using his cell phone. In a video footage…
I Can Show You The Location Of Bandits With My Phone - Dauda Lawal
‘I Know Where Bandits Are, With My Phone I Can Show You Their Location,’ Says Zamfara GovernorZamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has declared that he knew the exact locations of bandit leaders terrorising the state but was powerless to act because he does not control security agencies.In a viral video that has stirred reactions, Lawal lamented that despite his knowledge of bandits’ movements, the ongoing fight against insecurity was being crip…
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