Many people don’t know this, but insecurity has been ravaging Zamfara for almost a decade now.

Most analysts wrongly claim its all because of Gold fields Though it’s a contributing element, it actually constitute a small portion of the multi-varied factors responsible for it. Farmers-Herdsmen clash is as old as Cain & Abel, but they have their dispute resolution techniques which have worked since beginning of the Human Race.

However, Injustice, abuse of power by constituted authority, decay of Local institution, neglect of rural communities, & proliferation of arms into sub-Saharan Africa after the Fall of Gaddafi all contributed in aggravating the conflicts. The foremost major attack was in 2014 in Yar Galadima ward of Dansadau Emirate. Almost 200 people were brutally slaughtered.

Abdulaziz Yari upon arrival at the scene of the carnage and seeing about 30-40 dead bodies made the statement “Iyakar su kenan” is this all of them?? https://dailynigerian.com/yar-galadima-inside-zamfara-town-where-bandits-killed-over-200-people/ || https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2014/4/6/dozens-killed-in-nigeria-land-dispute


Yari’s Govt. consciously and deliberately refused to stop the crisis before it spiraled out of control.

State forces watched on as The notorious Bandit Buharin Daji acted with impunity. Upon hearing FG forces were given orders to tackle him, he opted for a plea deal with Yari, he granted him audience with promise that he would provide security to farmers and fight off other Bandits and in return he got Amnesty with a political appointment as SA on security matters, which he agreed to. Buharin Daji’s boys rustled cattle belonging to his Lieutenant - “Dogo Gide” In-laws. Dogo Gide demanded cattle be released to him which Buharin Daji refused.

In their camp as Buharin Daji took off his amulets & talisman, Dogo Gide took him out and brought the body to the Govt house.

The then Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Wakkala received the corpses & Dogo Gide was given the plea deal. This was around 16/17

Since then Dogo Gide never launches any attacks in Zamfara state. He moved his activities to Birnin Gwari, katsina, Niger Tagina axis and KD-Abj Way. This marked beginning of Kidnapping & banditry in the above named areas

Any major attack along this axis till date, is highly likely to have been coordinated by Dogo Gide. Last year, in his farm in Dansadau, he harvested over 2000 bags of Produce. This year he threatened no farmer will farm, until they cultivated his first. https://dailytrust.com/zamfara-farmers-must-work-on-our-farms-before-theirs-bandits-leaders

When Bello Matawalle came into power in 2019, he constituted a committee led by former IG of Police, MD Abubakar. The committee received over 50,000 submissions, testimonies & petitions from every stakeholder. Politicians, Emirs, district heads, police, military, DSS, farmers, herdsmen, traders, civil servants Religious leaders, NGOs & residents possible provides information to the committee.

It was discovered Bandit have collected over 3 Billion in Ransom. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/nwest/357149-bandits-collect-n3-billion-ransom-in-zamfara-committee.html


Among the recommendations of the Committee, 5 Emirs are to be deposed and tried to court for their perceived involvement with the bandits. The Governor till date has refused to implement the report. https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/committee-indicts-5-zamfara-emirs-over-banditry/ve0f0lt.amp

It was alleged that Native Shaman from Niger Republic informed Bello that if he dared remove any Emir, he would die.

The authenticity of this claim is yet to be established.

We in Zamfara state are so used to attacks. Bandits are known by their names and attacking style, few out of many are the likes of Dogo Gide, Mochoko, Kachalla Mosu, Kachalla Ibrahim, Black, Dodo, etc. A very Gallant and excellent officer, Captain MW NDEM AKA Mai Rago brought hell to the Bandits, after about 1 year. It was alleged that Bandits paid 20 million and Mai Rago has since been deployed to North East to take the fight to ISWAP/BH.

Credit must also be given to “Yan Sa Kai” local Vigilante. The also took the fight to the Bandits. However, after any peace accord, State Government bans the activities of Yan Sakai, leaving farmers at the mercy of Criminals.

About a month ago, soldiers Stationed in Dansadau went to Magami(50 KM away) to restock their supplies. Informants were alleged to have contacted the bandits and they came in mass number and rained live ammunition on helpless residents. Governor Bello, this week dissolved his entire Cabinet and also Suspended the Emir of Dansadau.

Just yesterday, armed bandits rode in just 5 bikes and sprayed bullets in Dansadau. They directly went into the houses of relatives of the Vice-Chairman of that Committee kidnapped his Nephew, another nephew’s wife, her son & also her younger brother.

Make of this what you would.

Let it be known, we “Jikokin Danbungudu” will NEVER be cowered into silence.

We are students of knowledge & farmers.

We fear nobody except Allah SWT.

We still maintain our NO RANSOM stance.

These are pertinent questions that should bug any curios mind: is it a retaliation for suspending the emir, or maybe an attack on the former Senator for his opinions against against banditry?

What would the state government do?

Would the deposed emir be interrogated on this incident?

Is it a declaration of war to the former senator’s family?

What will the FG & Nat. security do?

Long Live Dansadau
Long Live Zamfara
Long Live Nigeria

GOOD NATION, GREAT PEOPLE��

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If you read magazines from 2000s. You'll know that banditry has been in Nigeria since. It just got worse. Politics runs everything in Nigeria. Even boko haram, we all know it's politically motivated.
If the government wants to squash insurgency, it would. But those weapons, logistics contracts,damn. It wouldn't let them.

Southern Kaduna has one of the biggest deposits of gem-stones in Nigeria. It won't be a surprise to me if the displacement and violence there is connected to this.

The ghost villages and towns in the N.E, who is in charge of the talc, copper, and gypsum mines there?
It's the insurgents. With government backing.

Also, fishing at the lake Chad basin has been disrupted by bh. But, what if I tell you that there's a private company, guarded by the N.A exporting at least 30 trucks of fish everyday.

If there's no war, how would DICON recoup it's investments?

War is business. Ask pmc's and NRA's all-over the world.
Long Live The FRN.

Okay

I booked space

Now the write up too long for me to read

I don't know what to say

Last last I just typed something

At all at all na in bad

Hell Rufai don talk am say banditry na business

My own take is that they should stop sending youth corpers from the south to be sacrificed up north.

The North should keep sacrificing their own people wey dey use 20 jamb score enter uni

Please I heard Buhari is playing hide and seek with Nigerians at London. Since he traveled over there he has refused to be running inside holes like rat

Banditry the new norms

Bizness

Okay..
Make them keep their madness to their North sha

Rubbish

As long as they keep their madness to the North

Om

It was discovered Bandit have collected over 3 Billion in Ransom.

Now wonder northern youths are going to Borno for banditry workshop/seminar. It’s a booming business

At OP you don’t need to put that epistle there, we already know that the security agencies in Nigeria are pampering bandits, probably they are getting their own share from the proceedings of bandits

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Omo no be small matter oh!

Me bloodclat!

me member wen me deh inna di area, Gusau to be precise. It ah real bad man area weh you cyaan bleeps around..

But me no pussyy inna di badman area, me make sure me get me supply ready.. me highgrade ganja me get it by the pound yeah..

BUT couldn't blaze it freely, me haffi mix it with di bagga thing dem ah call Shisha smoke. cos if the peope hear di aroma dem coulda call di popo dem..

ah informer dem, people ah live inna fear inna Zamfara..

ah fraid dem ah fraid but me nuh fraid a people!

a weed me ah smoke

Everyone is just afraid of speaking to Buhari directly in a language that he understands

They only speak in parables...

All supporters and enablers of evil will never end well in life.

Okay. Since it's indigenous to Zamafara, they should stick there. They shouldn't bring it to the south.

Northerners are not ready to curtail the banditry in their region as some of their elites are the beneficiaries.. The common northerners are afraid of questioning the same set of people that have been making life harder for them.

To the wicked leaders, it's all about the money aspect without considering the innocent people.

Even though Karma no get hands or legs but it's damn real

Plomo:

Credit must also be given to “Yan Sa Kai” local Vigilante. The also took the fight to the Bandits.However, after any peace accord, State Government bans the activities of Yan Sakai, leaving farmers at the mercy of Criminals.

This is d crux of d matter. End of discussion

Oh Lawd. What did I just read?

Error.

Nigeria only went backwards when leadership was given to the Muslim north

Nepotism.

If only the South ruled and Christianity was the suppressive force, NIGERIA Would HAVE BEEN LIKE HONG-KONG

Dogo Gide, Mochoko, Kachalla Mosu, Kachalla Ibrahim, Black, Dodo

Here are some names for Elrufai who said bandits are businessmen with no leaders.

This is old story anyway

Na so we see am