Abdulaziz Yari, governor of
Zamfara state, says he is willing to sacrifice his position should a state of
emergency be imposed on the state over the worsening insecurity.
Yari, who had expressed support
for the declaration of state of emergency to tackle the widespread killings in
the north-west state, said some politicians had suggested the idea on the
assumption that he was afraid to lose his office.
But he said he was prepared to do
anything to ensure peace and security in the state.
Yari spoke with state house
correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the
presidential villa, Abuja, on Thursday.
“I’m not playing politics with it
(declaration of state of emergency). I’m serious about it,” Yari said.
He also said the high rate of
crime in the state would not affect the forthcoming elections, adding that the
bandits are not occupying any territory in the state.
Yari said he met the president
over the security situation in the state, saying the issue of armed banditry
was being exaggerated.
Asked whether he discussed the
declaration of emergency with Buhari, he said, ” not at all.”
According to him, if the security
agencies were serious, the insecurity in Zamfara would be easily brought under
control.
“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.
Lamenting the lack of presence of
police in many parts of the state, he said policemen redeployed from the state
following Buhari’s directive had not been replaced.
He said the president had
directed that policemen who had spent three years and above be redeployed as a
strategy to address crime in the state.
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