on Monday, November 21, that 155 persons
had been killed by bandits in less than a
month in the state.
Governor Yari says bandits have caused
several deaths in communities within
Zamfara, he also said that many people have
been kidnapped in the last 30 days.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Yari disclosed this in a statewide
broadcast on the security challenges facing
the state.
The governor also stated that over 50
persons had been kidnapped during the
period.
Yari explained that 53 persons were killed in
Shinkafi Local Government Area; 50 in Maru
Local Government Area ; 37 in Maradun Local
Government Area; and 15 in Zurmi Local
Government Area .
The governor said even though the Federal
Government had launched a military
operation against the bandits in July, the
criminals regrouped and returned with
vendetta, killing and kidnapping innocent
people and demanding large sums of money
as ransom.
Monday, the state government
had set up a crisis management committee
comprising security agents, civil servants,
legislators and retired security agents.
The governor said the body was charged
with the responsibility of assessing the
damages caused by the activities of the
hoodlums to enable the government to
assist the victims.
Yari appealed to the Federal Government to
deploy more military personnel to the state
to defeat the bandits.
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