The Presidency has said there is a strong suspicion that choppers are being used to transport arms to bandits, while defending the Zamfara State no-fly zone order given by the Nigerian government.

The Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu told Daily Trust on Wednesday that the move was taken to boost security in the state.

Also speaking on the ban on mining activities in the state, the presidential aide noted that there were strong suspicions that gold was being swapped for arms by criminal elements operating in the state.

He said, “Even in Zamfara, there is a strong suspicion that some of those choppers are being used to ferry arms for bandits and also to evacuate gold and illegally smuggled out of the country, so the country loses everything in the mining.

“As you are aware, the Nigerian gold market is a big business and the government wants to do two things at the same time by doing this; end banditry and economic sabotage through the smuggling of gold."

Shehu also noted that a big market in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is called the “Nigerian Gold Market”, explaining how Nigeria's gold reserve is being gradually depleted.

However, the state governor, Bello Matawalle, had kicked against the no-fly zone order, expressing doubts that the Nigerian government understood the issues surrounding insecurity in his state.

The Nigerian government on Tuesday instituted a no-fly zone above Zamfara State as part of efforts to tackle the security challenges being witnessed in the state.

National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

According to Monguno, the government also banned mining activities by non-state actors.

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When it was reported some years ago that helicopters were being used to drop arms for herdsmen inside the bush somewhere in delta state, this government and their supporters rubbished the information but today it has come 360 degrees to bite them in the ass.
If you consider that the same wealthy northerners and politicians who own most of the cows are the same persons involved in this illegal gold business, you can easily connect two and two and know where all these problems are coming from.

The stupendous nature of the comments from the Nigerian government is outrageous and flabbergasting...

They don’t think before they talk ... they just blab

Nice...A well thought out idea

God bless Nigeria

This administration's confusion is confused.

Is there anything that can't be blamed?!

Find the politicians giving arms to bandits

Useless saboteurs. God will shame them.

it is well with our country.

why not tell us its family business you guys are running up there make everybody rest.see talk

ijustdey:


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The govt "suspects"....it's not even sure. No actionable intelligence. Sheik Gumi knows more about d operations of bandits than d govt and Gumi is still strolling around a free man

Thats to show how much Nigeria has turned into a banana republic. How will heavy equipment like choppers, fly around a war zone, and the army or government will still be "SUSPECTING". Its very bad.


So, our gold can be MINED, PROCESSED, and SOLD without the government knowing.
Then if I say the government are the bandits, I may not be wrong.

Waiting for the Spokesman, Sheik Gumi
Bandits Limited Nigeria
Motto: Kidnapping School Children For A Better Nigeria

And you are saying it aloud

Who's helicopters bikonu? This country truly dey on cruise.
What's the work of the DSS abeg?
Misplaced priorities is when your house is on fire and you are busy chasing rats.

According to a 19th-century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: "It's a marvelous day today"! The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful. They spend a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well. The Lie tells the Truth: "The water is very nice, let's take a bath together!" The Truth, once again suspicious, tests the water and discovers that it indeed is very nice. They UnCloth and start bathing. Suddenly, the Lie comes out of the water, puts on the clothes of the Truth and runs away. The furious Truth comes out of the well and runs everywhere to find the Lie and to get her clothes back. The World, seeing the Truth naked, turns its gaze away, with contempt and rage.
The poor Truth returns to the well and disappears forever, hiding therein its shame. Since then, the Lie travels around the world, dressed as the Truth, satisfying the needs of society, because, the World, in any case, harbors no wish at all to meet the naked Truth.

Toscarele:
Bzhsna

nsiba:
B

bast**d

passyhansome:
gfrgrgreg

are you retarde.d?

talkingxtiann:
F

fish

Interesting

As u make ur garri.so u'll swallow it.

Imagine, just imagine the Nigeria Aviation and Airforce don't know what is going on around our airspace.
No wonder USA could enter and rescue her citizen silently, Buhari don finish Nigeria pata pata

Let them be revealing the secret codes. Big boys are benefitting from it and cashing out massively

You suspect?
Okay naaa

No intelligent report. Just blab blab and blab.

overall90:
When it was reported some years ago that helicopters were being used to drop arms for herdsmen inside the bush somewhere in delta state, this government and their supporters rubbished the information but today it has come 360 degrees to bite them in the ass.
If you consider that the same wealthy northerners and politicians who own most of the cows are the same persons involved in this illegal gold business, you can easily connect two and two and know where all these problems are coming from.

You are right.

The governor of that Zamfara needs to be investigated.. Something fishy about that character..