Some repentant bandits in Zamfara state kill three of their own brothers for refusing to embrace the peace moves of the state government.
Usmam Nagogo, the state police commissioner, who confirmed this to newsmen, noted that repentant bandits in the state have now resorted to fighting those, who are not ready to follow the path of peace.
Nagogo said, “The trust we built have started to bring positive results because the bandits have so much trust in the process and are now becoming our eyes and ears in the forest”.
He added that the bandits were ready to take on anybody among their kinsmen, who is not ready to toe the line of peace as contemplated by the Inspector General of Police and the Zamfara State Government.
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He said, “For instance on 25th July, 2019, an AK-47 rifle with breech No. 701883/1988 with four rounds of live ammunition was brought to the Commissioner of Police by one of the elders in one of the districts in Maru LGA after they have killed the recalcitrant bandit.
“Similarly, on 19th August, 2019, an AK-47 rifle with breech No. 56/1210035/00 was also recovered from another strong-headed armed bandit. He has since paid for the crime he intended to commit.
“Also on 26th August, 2019, another AK-47 rifle with breech No. 0701421 was recovered by one of the bandits in Birnin Magaji from one of his boys, who strayed to go and rustle cow using the same AK-47 to carry out the act but was arrested by the master himself and the AK-47 has since been handed over to the Commissioner of Police”.