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August 30, 2019
The Federal Government has said that about 330 attacks by bandits and one-thousand-four-hundred-and-sixty deaths were recorded within the last seven months in the country.
ThePermanent Secretary, Special Services, Office of the Secretary to theGovernment of the Federation, Amina Shamaki, made this known at the opening ofFederal and States Security Administrators’ meeting in Birnin Kebbi.
The permanent secretary however said that the attacks have been on the decline.
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Shenoted that the North West which was one of the most peaceful zones of thecountry, had in the last few years, witnessed attacks by bandits.
Shamakisaid the security situation in the zone remained a source of concern to thesecurity agencies and the general populace.
She, however said between June and July, 2019,the number of incidents declined, especially in Zamfara State, that had beenthe epicentre of armed banditry.