Zamfara: Police Nab 7 Security Personnel Supplying Arms, Military Kits To Bandits

• We want federal government to fulfil its promise to deploy additional security forces to the state.

Seven security operatives have been apprehended for colluding with bandits to undermine security in Zamfara, the state police command has said.

According to the police, the operatives, who were arrested in different locations across the state, were allegedly supplying arms, ammunition, and military fatigue to bandits in Zamfara.

Ibrahim Dosara, Zamfara commissioner for information, made the disclosure at a media briefing on Thursday,

Dosara said Items recovered from the suspects include military bulletproof vests, jungle boots, shin guards, identity card, camouflage uniforms, among others.

He added that the suspects, who have been interrogated and have confessed to their crimes, have been sabotaging efforts to rid the state of banditry by sharing confidential and classified information with the bandits.

“I wish to inform you that the state government has just received a report from the police on the arrest of seven security agents involved in aiding and abetting banditry activities across the state,” he said.

“The suspects, who have already been interrogated and confessed to their respective crimes, have since the commencement of the military operations in the state in recent past, been sabotaging the operations by sharing military intelligence, supplying arms and ammunition, military uniforms and other facilities to the armed bandits to prevent our gallant soldiers from conquering the bandits.

“This is why it took the Nigerian military and other security agencies fighting the bandits that long to defeat them. The suspects have already been handed over to their appropriate security authorities for further necessary actions.

“We feel obliged not to disclose their identities, as the security authorities concerned are acting on the matter.”

He, however, urged the federal government to come through on the promise to deploy additional security forces to the state.

“Zamfara state government is appealing to the president and commander-in-chief of the Nigeria armed forces to redeem his pledge on the deployment of 6,000 troops to the state to clear the recalcitrant bandits terrorising various communities of our dear state,” Dosara said.

“The state government also wants to urge the military authorities to embark on active supervision and monitoring of the military operations to ensure synergy and effectiveness.”

The development comes weeks after an officer of the Nigerian army was arrested for supplying ammunition and uniforms to bandits in Zamfara.

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