The Nigeria Army says it will continue to employ its kinetic approach in its fight against banditry in Zamfara State while encouraging the state to strengthen its non-kinetic approach as a political means of restoring peace.
The Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai stated this during a courtesy visit to Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle at the Government House in Gusau the state capital on Monday.
In his response, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle said his peace accord since inception has yielded positive result hence it has led to the released of 1,000 abductees who have been in captivity before he assumes office
He appreciated the effort of the government in supporting the military action in the fight against banditry noting that the Nigerian army will remain focus in dealing decisively with the bandits in the North West and North Central part of the country.
He said there is need for the army to achieve maximum success in its fight against banditry so that those causing unrest will be made to understand how serious the government is in trying to secure the lives and properties of the people.
He used the opportunity to seek for the continued support of the people especially in the area intelligence and Information sharing so as to help the Nigerian army plan its operations deligently and successfully.
Buratai used the opportunity to declared that the Nigerian army has flagged off “The Exercise Sahel Sanity” which is aimed at carrying out its operations across the North West and parts of North Central which include Kaduna and Niger states.
“This is to rid this part of the country of the marauding bandits and other criminal elements and this I assure you God’s willing, we’ll achieve that within a very short time’’ Buratai added.
In his response, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle said his peace accord since inception has yielded positive result hence it has led to the released of 1,000 abductees who have been in captivity before he assumes office
He explained further that, his administration had facilitated disarmament of a number of repentant bandits, adding that more have been surrendering on a regular basis.
The Governor noted further that, the vast nature of the state required more deployment of security personnel to the state, adding that the government was ready to support the security agencies with logistics
