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ZAMFARA: Bandits voluntarily surrender 216 rifles
Zamfara state government has revealed that it recovered a total of 216 rifles, mostly AK-47, from bandits terrorizing the state.
This was disclosed in a statement by Yusuf Idris, Director-General, Press Affairs to Gov. Bello Matawalle on Sunday.
According to the statement, the governor made this known when he received former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon at the Government House, Gusau on Saturday.
Most of the weapons were voluntarily returned to the government by repentant bandits who surrendered to embrace peace while denouncing their bad ways.
Speaking on Gowon’s visit, the governor said it was timely and sought for advice from the retired general on the best ways to end banditry in the state.
“Matawalle maintained that Nigeria now needs more of his personality with the current situation of banditry, kidnapping and other heinous crimes in order to advise current leaders in handling the terrible situation.
“He further said that tapping from the wealth of Gowon’s experience as a former Army General and Head of State who fought for the corporate existence of the country will assist his administration positively on security intelligence and intervention.
“On his government efforts to end the menace of armed banditry, the Governor informed the leader that his administration has adopted various methods that include reconciliation which have started to yield positive results as over 216 AK47 rifles have been surrendered to the authorities by surrendering bandits,” the statement added.
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