Governor Bello Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has alerted on the presence of elements of Boko Haram allegedly recruited by some politicians to cause havoc in the state.
The Governor made this known through his Director-General of Press Affairs, Yusuf Idris at a press briefing in Gusau today.
He said the state government is in possession of credible intelligence reports suggesting that some disgruntled politicians of the state origin are making clandestine moves to destabilize the state.
The Governor further said it became imperative to alert people of the state on the development to guard against panic and give update on the government preparedness in collaboration with security agencies in arresting the situation.
He said already, security had been beefed up in all the identified flash points and areas while stop and search operations were being intensified in all parts of the state.
