Allow citizens to carry guns as bandits are not ready to surrender -Alhaji Attahiru

Alhaji Attahiru and Mohammed Ahmad_ The Emir of Anka and chairman of Zamfara state council of chiefs have appealed to the state government to allow people of the state to carry arms and defend themselves against banditry.

Last week, Attahiru paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Kaura_Namoda attacked by bandits last week said that since the bandits refused to surrender the government should allow everyone to carry weapons for self-defense.

He also opined that the peace accord and reconciliation process initiated by Zamfara Governor Bello Matawalle would not end banditry in the state because the bandits would never give up.

He also added that one cannot make peace with people who are not ready to embrace peace and reconciliation as initiated by the government.

He also urged governments at all levels to give the security operatives the chance to deal with the bandits, stressing that security operatives could handle the situation if given the chance and weapons.

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The Emir lamented that so far many Emirs in the country have been subjected to a series of attacks by bandits.

Last year precisely, the Emir of Potiskum was attacked here in Zamfara, Emir of Bukkuyum was also attacked and his orderly was killed in the process and the Emir of Yauri.

He added that the only option is to allow people to defend themselves because the issue is getting out of control and there’s no hope in sight.

Security in the community is Paramount, it will submerge the number of brutal killings so that the people can be in peace and have self-confidence instead of fear of doing what is right.

This is why it bits the Emir of Zamfara to tell the Government about the lingering issue