By Samuel Ogundipe

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, on Tuesday said fresh intelligence had exposed the complicity of some "highly-placed traditional rulers" in the ongoing killings of Nigerians across the northern parts of the country.

Deadly attacks blamed on "bandits" have increased in north west states of Zamfara, Sokoto, and Katsina, with hundreds killed in recent months.

In the north east, attacks by the insurgent group Boko Haram have continued, affecting mostly Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.

The widespread killings by rampaging armed bandits had prompted a surge in military and police deployment in those states, with President Muhammadu Buhari promising an escalation of security response if required.

The government on Sunday ordered the immediate stoppage of artisanal mining in Zamfara saying it had confirmed the attacks had links to illegal exploration of solid minerals in the area.

Mr Dan Ali in a Tuesday morning statement to PREMIUM TIMES said unnamed but high-profile traditional leaders had been identified as culpable in the violence, and vowed that they would not be sparred.

Mr Dan Ali said locals, especially in Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and other parts of northern Nigeria ravaged by faceless gunmen, should "rise in unison to support all government's efforts" aimed at addressing the crisis, especially because soldiers and other elements in the armed forces cannot combat it alone.

"It is instructive to mention here that insurgency and terrorism are global phenomena that cannot be addressed through military actions only," Mr Dan Ali said.

"However, in spite of the concerted efforts of the Armed Forces and other security some unpatriotic persons including highly placed traditional rulers in the areas were identified as helping the bandits with intelligence to perpetuate their nefarious actions or to compromise military operations," the minister said.

Mr Dan Ali did mention names of traditional leaders suspected to be fueling the violence, or whether any of them had been arrested.

A spokesperson for the ministry did not immediately answer requests seeking comments.

The minister also said the suspension of mining across Zamfara was amongst the key decisions the administration believed were key to returning normalcy to the region.

Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/324588-nigerian-govt-blames-traditional-leaders-for-violence-in-north.html

When are we going to see indictments to these individuals. I hope you guys have been investigating this for awhile and not just finding this out. Anyway the illegal miners bandit connection has been known for awhile. IRIN did an investigative report on issue in Zamfara.

In US this would be a RICO case where everyone takes a plea deal or snitches for less time. See Takahashi 6ix9ine case an example.

Chaiii.
The blame game continues.
For another 4 yrs.

Knowing and telling us is different from knowing and taking action against such players.

Ewoo! The blame game have shifted from PDP to traditional rulers. Good things are coming afar.

Blue3k2:


Source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/324588-nigerian-govt-blames-traditional-leaders-for-violence-in-north.html

Front page: Lalasticlala

But why did they forget to blame PDP this time?
What happened?

cc yarimo lzaa adaibeku sarrki

The greatest pain is that Nigerians foolishly destroyed all channels of engaging the govt because of partisan politics..

Protests... police teargas people, Nigerians supported.
Religious protest.... army kills, Nigerians supported.
NASS siege... Nigerians supported.
Judiciary ridicule... Nigerians supported.
Restructure... we called them Igbos.
Justice and equity... we called them election loosers.
Nepotism... we called them opposition and moles.
Articles and columns protest... we called them wailers.
Hardship... we said 16 years pdp rule.
Hunger... we said drop in crude oil.
Unemployment.. we said they were rogue companies.
Dollar rise... we said we were the problem not govt.
Social media outrage... we called them Haters.

Well... the Chicken has come home to roost, how do you now challenge the govt with even as little as 20% followership as some are screaming "next level" and others saying "enjoy your next level" while the country is no different from a war torn nation.

And you know what.... its about repeating itself again with the NASS imposition.

Heard that dude 69 was looking at 47years.

Blue3k2:
When are we going to see indictments to these individuals. I hope you guys have been investigating this for awhile and not just finding this out. Anyway the illegal miners bandit connection has been known for awhile. IRIN did an investigative report on issue in Zamfara.

In US this would be a RICO case where everyone takes a plea deal or snitches for less time. See Takahashi 6ix9ine case an example.

Thank God say "GEJ and sixteen years of PDP" don get respite small from the usual blames.

There's always someone to blame except anyone within the APC and it's ruling class..

Esseite:
My greatest pain is that Nigerians foolishly destroyed all channels of engaging the govt because of partisan politics..

Protests... police teargas people, Nigerians supported.
Religious protest.... army kills, Nigerians supported.
NASS siege... Nigerians supported.
Judiciary ridicule... Nigerians supported.
Restructure... we called them Igbos.
Justice and equity... we called them election loosers.
Nepotism... we called them opposition and moles.
Articles and columns protest... we called them wailers.
Hardship... we said 16 years pdp rule.
Hunger... we said drop in crude oil.
Unemployment.. we said they were rogue companies.
Dollar rise... we said we were the problem not govt.
Social media outrage... we called them Haters.

Well... the Chicken has come home to roost, how do you now challenge the govt with even as little as 20% followership as some are screaming "next level" and others saying "enjoy your next level"?..

Well said

trapQ:
Heard that dude 69 was looking at 47years.

He would face 47 years if he was dumb enough to take case to trial and lose. The rumor is he's getting out soon with time served. You can watch dj akademiks for details.

in the ongoing killings of Nigerians across the northern parts of the country.

Oh! The government accept that there's an unabated killing going on in Nigeria. Hope this is a confirmation that the government is helpless and has failed its primary purpose existence.Failed state loading.

Small small truth will prevail...

They own the dog called bokoharam..

It's now a dragon and it will and must consume them

I think they've unwittingly exhausted themselves.

The only person they haven't blamed is God

northern part of Nigeria needs a lot of orientation and enlightenment.

Then arrest them na. Abi are they above the law

g

The only thing this government is good at is Blames.

Ok

Esseite:
My greatest pain is that Nigerians foolishly destroyed all channels of engaging the govt because of partisan politics..

Protests... police teargas people, Nigerians supported.
Religious protest.... army kills, Nigerians supported.
NASS siege... Nigerians supported.
Judiciary ridicule... Nigerians supported.
Restructure... we called them Igbos.
Justice and equity... we called them election loosers.
Nepotism... we called them opposition and moles.
Articles and columns protest... we called them wailers.
Hardship... we said 16 years pdp rule.
Hunger... we said drop in crude oil.
Unemployment.. we said they were rogue companies.
Dollar rise... we said we were the problem not govt.
Social media outrage... we called them Haters.

Well... the Chicken has come home to roost, how do you now challenge the govt with even as little as 20% followership as some are screaming "next level" and others saying "enjoy your next level" while the country is no different from a war torn nation.

And you know what.... its about repeating itself again with the NASS imposition.

GOD bless u speak my mind......

Dont blame it all on Traditional Leader the Government are to b blame also Failed gov. shiftin their failed responsibilities to d oda failed party

Esseite:
My greatest pain is that Nigerians foolishly destroyed all channels of engaging the govt because of partisan politics..

Protests... police teargas people, Nigerians supported.
Religious protest.... army kills, Nigerians supported.
NASS siege... Nigerians supported.
Judiciary ridicule... Nigerians supported.
Restructure... we called them Igbos.
Justice and equity... we called them election loosers.
Nepotism... we called them opposition and moles.
Articles and columns protest... we called them wailers.
Hardship... we said 16 years pdp rule.
Hunger... we said drop in crude oil.
Unemployment.. we said they were rogue companies.
Dollar rise... we said we were the problem not govt.
Social media outrage... we called them Haters.

Well... the Chicken has come home to roost, how do you now challenge the govt with even as little as 20% followership as some are screaming "next level" and others saying "enjoy your next level" while the country is no different from a war torn nation.

And you know what.... its about repeating itself again with the NASS imposition.

maximum respect to you

Ggg

What's new here...? Nothing...... !

Was Othman Danfodio not equally a traditional ruler..?
Was the prophet of Islam not equally a Traditional ruler...?

In the core north of Nigeria, no single crisis can happen nor sustain itself without the approval of Emirs or Islam teachers!

We know this fact. Anybody that has lived above 40yrs in the hausafulanikanuris core north and still deny this truths is a liar.

But the soldiers can desecrate Royal palaces of Niger delta rulers and even kill some without bathing an eyelid as don to Tompolo's father and Ateke Tom by Buhari people. The same soldiers dare not enter the Emirs palaces where weapons are sometimes kept for fulani herdsmen and Boko haram fighters.

He even tried.

If it's my fellow Igbos, we would blame Afonjas and Hausas for misfortunes instead of looking inwards.

Believe it or not, as foolish as it sounds, I have heard some Igbos say it is Tinubu that didn't allow Igboland develop.

Very well said

Esseite:
My greatest pain is that Nigerians foolishly destroyed all channels of engaging the govt because of partisan politics..

Protests... police teargas people, Nigerians supported.
Religious protest.... army kills, Nigerians supported.
NASS siege... Nigerians supported.
Judiciary ridicule... Nigerians supported.
Restructure... we called them Igbos.
Justice and equity... we called them election loosers.
Nepotism... we called them opposition and moles.
Articles and columns protest... we called them wailers.
Hardship... we said 16 years pdp rule.
Hunger... we said drop in crude oil.
Unemployment.. we said they were rogue companies.
Dollar rise... we said we were the problem not govt.
Social media outrage... we called them Haters.

Well... the Chicken has come home to roost, how do you now challenge the govt with even as little as 20% followership as some are screaming "next level" and others saying "enjoy your next level" while the country is no different from a war torn nation.

And you know what.... its about repeating itself again with the NASS imposition.

It's an open secret

Buhari can not warn the northern elders of their wrong doings, he is busy in Dubai talking about his past glory as military head of state...he has been voted again into power..historian of the year, he should not come back. the need him as african history lecturer there. May be he now has retentive memory to remember things, last time I checked, he was suffering from lost of memory.

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True talk

So it's no longer GEJ