MOST OF THE BANDITS ATTACKING NORTHERN NIGERIA COME FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY - IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, says most of the bandits attacking the Northern part of Nigeria are coming from outside the country.
The Police Chief said this on Wednesday, Friday, August 19th, 2020, at a town-hall meeting on peace and security held in Zuru, headquarters of Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Adamu said there is an international dimension to banditry plaguing the North-West zone of the country.
He stated that there was evidence backing his assertion, revealing that Sudanese, Nigerian and Malian nationals have recently been arrested in connection with bandit attacks in the North.
Adamu noted that the successes recorded by the military against terrorists in the North-East were forcing some of the criminal elements to flee to the North-West.
“We also believe that because of what is happening in the North-East and the fact that the military troops are doing a great job in the fight against insurgency there, most of the bandits are running toward the North-West of the country and we have evidence.
“When we operated in Kaduna, Birnin Gwari, where we attacked a group of bandits, we realised that most of them came from Islamic State of West Africa, who are terrorists, kidnapping for ransom.
“So, the issue is not at the level you are looking at it, it is a big issue and we must work together to address it.
“This is why President Muhammadu Buhari does not rest because of these complaints coming from the North-West and North-Central on banditry,” Adamu said.
In the last two months, Southern Kaduna has become the epicentre for violence and insecurity that has been characterised by burning of farmlands, cattle rustling, kidnapping, and the onslaught of over 200 lives due to attacks from Boko Haram insurgents and Fulani Militia.
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