The Emir of Anka in Zamfara State, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has appealed to the state government to allow people of the state to carry arms and defend themselves against banditry.
Attahiru, who paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kaura-Namoda, who was attacked by bandits last week said, Since the bandits refused to surrender, the government should allow everyone to carry weapons for self-defense.
The Emir of Anka, who is the Chairman of the State Council of Chiefs, said “the peace accord and reconciliation process initiated by Governor Bello Matawalle would not end banditry in the state, because the bandits would never give up.
“One cannot make peace with people who are not ready to embrace peace and reconciliation as initiated by the government.
“No single individual in this world is above the power of the government unless the government does not want to act”. He said.
Attahiru also urged the government at all levels to give security operatives the chance to deal with the bandits, stressing that security operatives could handle the situation if given the chance and weapons.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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