PRESIDENT TINUBU HAS DIRECTED FOR THE TOTAL ELIMINATION OF BANDITRY IN THE NORTHWEST IN 2025- BELLO MUTAWALLE 22-12-24
By Sadiq Aminu The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle says President Bola Tinubu has directed for the total elimination of banditry in the Northwest and other forms of insecurity in the country in 2025.
He stated this while addressing All Progressive Congress APC party stalwart in Gusau, the Zamfara State Capital.
Alhaji Bello Matawalle explained that, Mr President also directed for the deployment of more troops and fighting equipments to all communities facing security challenges as part of commitment to ensure total elimination of banditry.
He said the approval given President Bola Tinubu for the purchase of military fighting equipments such as Armored Personnel Carriers APCs, fighter jets among others, some of them have started arriving.
Alhaji Bello Matawalle further stated that, federal government is taken adequate measures to ensure lasting peace in all trouble community perticulerly communities confronted with bandits activities and other issue of insecurity across the country.
The Minister identified activities of informants as one of the major challenges bring setback in the fight against insecurity.
He stressed the need for people across Zamfara State and beyond to remove politics out security issue by contributing their quota in dealing with the menace.
He urged people not to allow anyone to deceive them with wrong information on the Federal government policies and programmes.
The Minister also urged people to always share vital informations to the security agencies inorder to help toward achieving the desired objective.
Alhaji Mohammed Bello Matawalle also announced the donation of two hundred million naira to the All Progressive Congress APC in Zamfara.
According to him, adequate arrangements had also been made to support people to ease their hardship.
The Minister was well received by the thousands of the party supporters since he arrived Gusau while his resident was also overcrowded with people including elderly men and women, youths groups and other critical stakeholders of APC in Zamfara State.