The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu says the persistent banditry in the North-West and North-Central has international dimension.
Adamu said this during a town-hall meeting on peace and security held on Wednesday in Zuru, headquarters of Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. He however underscored the need for people to continue to furnish the security agencies with genuine, reliable and intelligent information about suspicious elements in society.
Also, the Director-General, State Security Services, Yusuf Magaji-Bichi, called on the people of Zuru Emirate to remain calm and peaceful, describing them as accommodating and loving, pointing out that people from Kano reside and do business.
Earlier, the President of Miyatti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN Muhammadu Kiruwa, appealed to the security agencies to probe the extra-judicial killing of 68 Fulani pastoralists in Zuru, Sakaba, Fakai and Dango/Wasagu Local Government Areas under Zuru Emirate.
In a remark, the Chairman of Yan-Sa-Kai, Mani Giwa said the Zuru people were known for their hospitality and peace-loving attributes. He explained that what is happening in Zuru is that some people have taken up arms for the past three years, killing farmers, destroying their farms and houses, raping, kidnapping and displacing them.
