The Zamfara State Government on Monday said it would employ repentant bandits in the state and give them money to set up business to end banditry and its resultant killings and abductions in the state.

The state government has also agreed to disband its 8,500 civilian Joint Task Force recruited by the former governor, Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari, as demanded by the bandits during a peace deal between the government and the repentant hoodlums.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, said the government decided to employ the repentant bandits and empower some of their illiterate members because they had embraced peace. He said most of the bandits were Fulani.

Bandits have consistently attacked Zamfara towns and villages in the last five years. Yari had during a town hall meeting in Gusau, the state capital, in April said bandits had killed 3,526 persons in the state in the last five years. He had also said, “Over 13,000 hectares of farmlands were either destroyed or made useless as farmers can no longer use the lands for farming. Nearly 500 villages have also been devastated and 8,219 persons were injured, some are still in critical conditions.” But since the assumption of Governor Bello Matawalle in office, the bandits had been surrendering their arms and releasing their captives after the government engaged the hoodlums in a dialogue.

On Sunday, Matawalle in Abuja, said the bandits had freed 300 people they kidnapped. When asked if there was any agreement between the bandits and the state government, Dauran, in an interview with The PUNCH, said the bandits agreed to surrender their arms. He said, “The state government has plans to recruit those of them with relevant academic qualifications into the civil service, while others who have not gone to school will be assisted in their cattle breeding business.

“The Fulani have fully embraced the peace initiative and are now moving freely in the markets and other places that were hitherto no-go areas for them.”

According to him, the state government is going to give the bandits, who are Fulani, “some money to set up business and will also provide them with some feeds for their animals.”

Dauran added, “There was a concrete arrangement between the bandits and the state government. They (bandits) agreed to surrender and release their captives if the state government could also release their people arrested by the security agents.”

He added that the bandits asked the state government to allow their people in hideouts to come out and move freely in the state without being attacked or harassed by the volunteer groups otherwise known as “Yansakai.”

Bandits ask Zamfara to disband 8,500 civilian JTF

The governor said, “They requested the government to disband the 8,500 civilian JTF (Joint Task Force) recruited by the former governor, Alhaji Abdul Aziz Yari, as well as the volunteer groups which have been attacking and killing their people, thereby causing them to embark on reprisals against the people.” According to him, a meeting was convened between the Fulani and other groups. He said there was reconciliation after the government fulfilled its pledge and ordered the release of some bandits, while the civilian JTF and the volunteer groups were also disbanded.

According to him, the state government will soon create Ruga settlements for the Fulani where social facilities such as schools, hospitals and dams will be provided to make them comfortable. Dauran stated, “The repentant bandits have surrendered many AK47 guns and a lot of ammunition,” adding that more weapons were expected to be surrendered in the near future.

https://punchng.com/zamfara-to-employ-ex-bandits-to-combat-killings-kidnapping/

Devil catching demons

We must be really forgiving in this country. Now all criminals need to do is up their game to high-level, large-scale criminality resulting in massive loss of lives, bloodshed, destruction of property and voila! The government is at their feet offering all sorts of goodies and incentives to 'repentant' criminals. Nothing is said of the victims of these vile fulani criminals who invade the Nigerian space to cause mayhem.

So the government can offer civil service employment and education now? Why aren't these opportunities opened up and made accessible to citizens from Day 1? It is until they take to criminality and innocent citizens are forever affected by the actions of these criminals that the government realises what can be done right? What steps are being taken to secure our porous borders so that the 'new bandits' do not actually resume duties and wait for ruga settlement? Who is actually probing the source of their arms and ammunition and ensuring that illegal access to such weapons is blocked?

Ex-bandits are now employed to contain new bandits; ex-treasury looters being screened to become Ministers and an ex-BH member could rise to become President of Nigeria according to Army GOC. It is indeed a shame.

Meanwhile where is Tinubu that was asking for cows and trying to preserve fulani identity?

Very good option.

Use a thief to catch thieves.

It is done everywhere all over the world.

But trust yisrealites, they will soon start with their hate-filled warped condemnation and crooked analysis.

They are turning that place to another Somalia where Warlords will become govt

Simplyleo:
Very good option.

Use a thief to catch thieves.

It is done everywhere all over the world.

But trust yisrealites, they will soon start with their hate-filled warped condemnation and crooked analysis.

It comes as no surprise that you will put down such crap and still decide to insult others while at your ignorant best. Well done.
Where is the place for punishment of criminals and justice for victims? You don't think that is part of governance too? Do you not also realise the dangerous implications of such patterns? What decent, right-thinking government rewards criminals with jobs and more funds like El-Rufai did in Kaduna?

Lagos state should also employ Evans to combat kidnapping.

Isn’t it

Simplyleo:
Very good option.

Use a thief to catch thieves.

It is done everywhere all over the world.

But trust yisrealites, they will soon start with their hate-filled warped condemnation and crooked analysis.

Stop applauding nonsense ..this is how Somalia became lawless by using this same approach . eventually you will have pockets of Warlords governing different areas in that place

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freeze001:


It comes as no surprise that you will put down such crap and still decide to insult others while at your ignorant best. Well done.

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Spotted as expected. They don't disappoint.

Simplyleo:
Very good option.

Use a thief to catch thieves.

It is done everywhere all over the world.

But trust yisrealites, they will soon start with their hate-filled warped condemnation and crooked analysis.

We ain't complaining.. Just keep them to your regions

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FarahAideed:



Stop applauding nonsense ..this is how Somalia became lawless by using this same approach . eventually you will have pockets of Warlords governing different areas in that place

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Another one spotted as expected, they don't disappoint.

Many more are coming, so many of them on the forum.

But when is your athifku finally cuming?

Davash222:
Lagos state should also employ Evans to combat kidnapping.

Isn’t it

Hahahaha 100/100

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dunkem21:


We ain't complaining.. Just keep them to your regions

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Last time I checked, zamfara is still not in SE, so what are you saying?

Exactly! There should now be a ministry of kidnapping, ritual, yahoo and banditry affairs so that all 'repentant sinners' in these categories can become the new government to arrest and guard against new entrants to the trade since this is now the new normal especially in northern Nigeria.

Davash222:
Lagos state should also employ Evans to combat kidnapping.

Isn’t it

freeze001:
We must be really forgiving in this country. Now all criminals need to do is up their game to high-level, large-scale criminality resulting in massive loss of lives, bloodshed, destruction of property and voila! The government is at their feet offering all sorts of goodies and incentives to 'repentant' criminals. Nothing is said of the victims of these vile fulani criminals who invade the Nigerian space to cause mayhem.

So the government can offer civil service and education now? Why aren't these opportunities opened up and made accessible to citizens from Day 1? It is until they take to criminality and innocent citizens are forever affected by the actions of these criminals that the government realises what can be done right? What steps are being taken to secure our porous borders so that the 'new bandits' do not actually resume duties and wait for ruga settlement? Who is actually probng the source of their arms and ammunition and ensuring that illegal access to such weapons is blocked?

Ex-bandits are now employed to contain new bandits; ex-treasury looters being screened to become Ministers and an ex-BH member could rise to become President of Nigeria according to Army GOC. It is indeed a shame.

You are correct....Amnesty for criminals! Why do we even have law against crime?
bokoharam repentants were absorbed into the Nigerian Army. They became the insider that passes Army positions and activities info across to the terrorists. When bandits start to make demand on a chief security officer and their demands are met it means the state security apparatus are not dependable and must not be relied upon for protection. Repentant bandits will be recruited and placed on government payroll but they will start sabotaging government fight against active bandits and the war will escalate. These governors made very big mistake when they start meeting on negotiating table with terrorists and criminals and discussing peace with them. People that should be languishing in prison are on executive table sipping tea and eating snacks with governors to discuss rewards and incentives and a buy-out from attacks on innocent women and children in rural areas. Imagine that!

He made an emphatic statement. Why are you so butt-hurt about it?

Simplyleo:
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Last time I checked, zamfara is still not in SE, so what are you saying?

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freeze001:
He made an emphatic statement. Why are you so butt-hurt about it?

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Pls stop quoting me around.

Simplyleo:
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Last time I checked, zamfara is still not in SE, so what are you saying?

I wonder why you brought in SE to this discussion. Igbophobia I guess

Simplyleo:
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Pls stop quoting me around.

Will you Shaaaraaap

Simplyleo:
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Pls stop quoting me around.

I hope you guys know this is Omenka

Northerners wont know what hit them

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dunkem21:


I wonder why you brought in SE to this discussion. Igbophobia I guess

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Same way I wonder why you brought in your region into it when it is very obvious it is not about your region.

dunkem21:


We ain't complaining.. Just keep them to your regions

Simplyleo:
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Another one spotted as expected, they don't disappoint.

Many more are coming, so many of them on the forum.

But when is your athifku finally cuming?

Even from your comment I already knew you could only be a Buharist .. I have always said one must possess and IQ of below 40 to support Buhari and I am right

freeze001:
We must be really forgiving in this country. Now all criminals need to do is up their game to high-level, large-scale criminality resulting in massive loss of lives, bloodshed, destruction of property and voila! The government is at their feet offering all sorts of goodies and incentives to 'repentant' criminals. Nothing is said of the victims of these vile fulani criminals who invade the Nigerian space to cause mayhem.

So the government can offer civil service employment and education now? Why aren't these opportunities opened up and made accessible to citizens from Day 1? It is until they take to criminality and innocent citizens are forever affected by the actions of these criminals that the government realises what can be done right? What steps are being taken to secure our porous borders so that the 'new bandits' do not actually resume duties and wait for ruga settlement? Who is actually probing the source of their arms and ammunition and ensuring that illegal access to such weapons is blocked?

Ex-bandits are now employed to contain new bandits; ex-treasury looters being screened to become Ministers and an ex-BH member could rise to become President of Nigeria according to Army GOC. It is indeed a shame.

God bless U for this comment

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dunkem21:


Will you Shaaaraaap

dunkem21:


I hope you guys know this is Omenka

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This one has started calling his god on zamfara case.

Imagine quoting same comment twice with different ramblings.

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FarahAideed:


Even from your comment I already knew you could only be a Buharist .. I have always said one must possess and IQ of below 40 to support Buhari and I am right

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Mr IQ of 1 billion, what do you do other than remaining on nairaland insulting buhari for 24 hrs while switching monikers up and down and still claiming to be richer than bill gate?

When are you activating your salamrushidie username?

Learn to read and understand before exposing your ignorance. He simply said, 'Keep it in your region', you started flexing crooked fingers to type crap and of course, you decided it was SE that would cure your craze this morning. Did he mention any other region?

Simplyleo:
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Same way I wonder why you brought in your region into it when it is very obvious it is not about your region.

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freeze001:
Learn to read and understand before exposing your ignorance. He simply said, 'Keep it in your region', you started flexing crooked fingers to type crap and of course, you decided it was SE that would cure your craze this morning. Did he mention any other region?

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Did I just say you stop quoting me around?

Simplyleo:
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Did I just say you stop quoting me around?

I started this thread and you jumped on it in your typical Igbo-hating manner so I will quote you left, right and centre if I so desire. It is in your interest to keep shut if you will not be sensible and respectful of your betters.