The Nigerian government has refused to come to the
reconciliation table with the bandits
The Nigerian government has said that none of its officials
are negotiating with a bandit or any group of bandits.
However, she said that the government is still in its
position to look for any way that can lead to the reduction of violence and the
return of peace to the communities that have been settled by the conflict of
forest bandits.
The government, in a statement issued by the Deputy Director
of the Nigerian Ministry of Information, Suleiman Haruna, is responding to the
allegations made by the Zamfara state government that some officials in the
federal government of the country are talking to bandits. .
The bandits who have plagued towns and villages with attacks,
killings and kidnapping people for ransom mostly in the north-west states
especially Zamfara.
The Zamfara government has said that talks are being held
with bandits without its knowledge.
The Nigerian government has said that none of its officials
are negotiating with a bandit or any group of bandits.
However, she said that the government is still in its
position to look for any way that can lead to the reduction of violence and the
return of peace to the communities that have been settled by the conflict of
forest bandits.
The government, in a statement issued by the Deputy Director
of the Nigerian Ministry of Information, Suleiman Haruna, is responding to the
allegations made by the Zamfara state government that some officials in the
federal government of the country are talking to bandits. .
The bandits who have plagued towns and villages with
attacks, killings and kidnapping people for ransom mostly in the north-west
states especially Zamfara.
The Zamfara government has said that talks are being held
with bandits without its knowledge.
