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The Governor of Dauda Older from the state of Zamfara has issued a burdensome revelation, stating that he knows exactly the exact leader of the bandits who terrorized the country but could not act because the security institutions placed in Zamfara only received orders from Abuja.
In a viral video that has triggered anger throughout the country, the governor regretted that despite having the intelligence needed to destroy the criminals, his hands remained bound by federal control.
“I swear for the Almighty of God, wherever a bandit leader is in the state of Zamfara, I know that. If he comes out, I know,” said Lawal. “With my cellphone, I can show where they are today. But we cannot do anything beyond our strength.”
The governor, appeared to be shaken, told how the village was left bleeding while the security operator resigned, waiting for permission from the center. He remembered the bleak episode in the Shinkafi Regional Government where Bandit struck, but the army refused to act until the order came from Abuja.
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“If today I have the power to give orders to security agents, I can convince you, we will end the bandits in Zamfara within two months,” he said. “Most of the time I shed tears for my people, because I saw the problem but I could not order security people to act on time.”
Lawal stressed that despite the lack of command authority, his government had poured resources into the battle – deactivating 150 patrol vehicles to security institutions, recruiting thousands of community protection guards, and even employing 2,000 hunters from Borno and Yobe.
“The politicization of insecurity does not hurt me as a person; it destroys Zamfara. Some people don’t want us to succeed. But I will not stop trying,” he said.
Zamfara remains one of the most bloody theaters of the Nigerian security crisis, with mass kidnapping, murder, and all communities forced to escape from their homes. Residents in Gusau, the capital of the state, have protested repeatedly, accusing the leaders of leaving them with the mercy of cruel armed people.
The President of the Tinubu Soccer, faced a greater criticism of increasing insecurity, said that his government was considering creating a state police, as well as mobilizing drones and forest guards, to reclaim the unmanageable space. But for the residents of Zamfara, a surprising governor’s acceptance depicts a bleak picture: their lives still hang on the balance of the delayed decision of Abuja.
