According to report reaching oyogist.com, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammed Matawalle has described as unfortunate, social media narratives accusing his policy of dialoguing with bandits of escalating violent attacks in the northwest.
This was made known in a statement made available to oyogist.com by the Special Adviser on media and public enlightenment to Mattawalle, Hon. Zailani Bappa.
The statement reads “This is an echo of what Governor Bello Aminu Masari earlier said of the escalating attacks in his own state”
”Governor Matawalle believes that attack anywhere in the North West, and indeed, the whole country is unfortunate, abominable and condemnable.
“However, it is very uncharitable to blame Zamfara State government’s peace accord which has brought some semblance of peace to Zamfara State”
“Governor Matawalle has more than once in the past, called on his colleagues in the region to copy his initiative at brokering genuine peace with the bandits and try to settle them to normal life. Indeed, even Katsina State Governor tried it but later abandoned it”
“It is very unfortunate that such accusations are coming at a time when the governor is doing everything possible to assist in the release of these innocent children”
