The Zamfara State Governor spoke with State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Noting that the security situation in the state has improved, he said the bandits responsible for the insecurity breed their cattle in the forest and strike occasionally.
He also accused the security agencies especially the police of not doing enough, lamenting that some of the officers that were transferred out of the state after serving three years have not been replaced.
According to him, the lingering cases of armed banditry in the state won’t affect the forthcoming election.
While stating that he met the President over the security situation in the state, he said the issue of the armed banditry was being exaggerated.
“There is no place being occupied by the armed bandits in Zamfara state. They live and operate in the forest. They strike and run. Most of the camps are known by locals,” he said.
On his support for declaration of emergency in Zamfara, he said he was not playing politics with it, saying ” I’m not playing politics with it. I’m serious about it.”
Asked whether he discussed the declaration of emergency with Buhari, he said, ” not at all.“
