Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has boasted that he could wipe out banditry in the troubled state within two months if he had control over security agencies.
In a trending video, Lawal explained that he knew the exact locations where the bandits hide to carry out their heinous crime or banditry, but unable to take action to stop them because security officers in Zamfara take orders only from Abuja, and not from him.
The governor said: “I swear to Almighty Allah, wherever a bandit leader is in Zamfara State, I know it. If he goes out, I know.
“With my phone, I can show you where they are today. But we cannot do anything beyond our powers.”
The governor expressed concerns that Zamfara residents had continued to suffer routine attacks amid tardy response from security operatives because they are waiting for clearance from the layers of security high commands.
The governor recalled a case in Shinkafi Local Government Area where bandits attacked residents and security forces refused to move without directive from Abuja.
“If today I have the power to give orders to the security agencies, I can assure you, we will end banditry in Zamfara within two months.
“Most of the time I shed tears for my people, because I see the problem but I cannot order the security men to act in time,” he lamented.
