President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated his government’s commitment to ending banditry and other criminality in Zamfara state.
The state is among the epicenters of banditry in the northern parts of the country. The military has recently stepped up onslaught against the criminals who have killed many people and taken others hostage for ransom in the past many months.
President Tinubu however assured the governor of the state, Dauda Lawal of his government’s readiness to stamp out banditry through the deployment of more troops to the state.
Tinubu gave the assurance when the governor paid him a sallah homage in his Lagos home on Saurday, according to a statement by Lawal’s, spokesman, Sulaiman Idris.
The governor was among some leaders of the party led by Vice President Kasim Shetima, members of the National Assembly who paid Tinubu the visit in his Bourdilon, Lagos home.
Part of the statement said: “President Tinubu assured the Governor that he is committed to ending the menace of banditry in the state adding that he had ordered a sustained military onslaught and deployment of more troops to Zamfara State.
“He requested regular updates from Governor Lawal regarding the state’s security situation for effective collaboration in the fight against banditry.”
The magazine report that President Tinubu traveled down to Lagos last Sunday ahead the Eidel Fitri Muslim celebrations. He’s billed to return to Abuja, the nation’s capital at the beginning of the week.
