Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has issued two-month surrender ultimatum to all bandits and terrorists in the state to give up their deadly activities.
Matawalle said this in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday to the people of the state.
The governor added that his action was sequel to his visit to President Muhammadu Buhari where he had issued a two-month ultimatum to terrorists regarding their surrender.
According to him, the president had ordered the deployment of 6,000 troops to crush the bandits if they failed to surrender their arms.
“In my discussion with President Muhammadu Buhari and the security higher commands in Abuja, it was resolved that 6,000 additional troops will be deployed to complement the effort of other security forces in tackling the security challenges in the state.
He stated this a few hours after traditional rulers in the state told the service chiefs, who were visiting in the state, that there were over 30,000 bandits in Zamfara forests, a number that far outweighs the less than 10,000 troops deployed to the state to tackle the age-long insecurity.
Recall that President Buhari had about a week after he declared Zamfara a no-fly zone and halted mining activities to stem what presidency officials described as “arms-for-gold swap” activities in the state.
