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26.06.2022 Featured Zamfara Gov’t Directs Citizens to Get Guns for Protection Against Bandits

Published 26th Jun, 2022

By Opeyemi Lawal

The Zamfara State Government has asked its citizens to get guns to protect themselves against the incessant attacks from herdsmen and bandits, which have continually plagued the state.

Daily Trust reported that the government issued a directive that the state Commissioner of Police issue licences to citizens legible to bear arms.

The government, in a statement signed by Ibrahim Dosara, Zamfara State Commissioner of Information, declared that it is ready to facilitate the process by which citizens, especially farmers, can have access to basic weapons to defend themselves.

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“Following increase in the activities of bandits in various parts of the state and the government’s commitment to ensuring adequate security and protection of lives and property of the citizenry in the state, particularly during this rainy season, government has resolved to take further measures to deal with the recent escalating attacks, kidnapping and the criminal levies being enforced on our innocent communities,” the statement reads.

“This act of terrorism has been a source of worry and concern to the people and government of the state. Therefore, in order to deal decisively with the situation in our respective communities, government has no option than to take the following measures:

“Government has, henceforth, directed individuals to prepare and obtain guns to defend themselves against the bandits, as government has directed the state Commissioner of Police to issue licences to all those who qualify and are wishing to obtain such guns to defend themselves. Government is ready to facilitate people, especially our farmers, to secure basic weapons for defending themselves. Government has already concluded arrangement to distribute 500 forms to each of the 19 emirates in the state for those willing to obtain guns to defend themselves.

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“People must apply from the Commissioner of Police, licences to own guns and such other basic weapons to be used in defending themselves. A secretariat or centre will be established for the collection of intelligence on the activities of informants.

“People are strictly warned and advised to make sure that any information or intelligence about an informant must be true and nothing but the truth, as all information on such informants must carry correct data on the suspects, including their pictures, correct names, address, occupation and witness to testify the genuity of the information given, as government is taking punitive measures against anyone found as informant. Any person who gives wrong information against anybody will be served the same punishment with an informant and will be treated as such.

“Government has requested the state house of assembly to pass, as matter of urgency, the informants bill before it to enable government take the drastic measures on informants as contained in the bill.

“Government has ordered for the recruitment of 200 additional community protection guards in each of the 19 emirates of the state, making it 500 per emirate, to increase their manpower and strengthen its force and capacity to deal with the bandits.”

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Published 26th Jun, 2022

By Opeyemi Lawal

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