Zamfara Denies Releasing Funds To Bandits

Zamfara State government has disowned some documents claiming that it had released huge funds to some bandits’ kingpins for dialogue in the state.

The Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Nakwada, told our correspondent in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday that the documents were fake and mischievous, misleading, malicious and false.

Nakwada said the documents with his signature and those of other top government officials were forged. He added that security agencies had been properly briefed and were on trial to track down the social media source.

He faulted the claims that money was paid to some media promoters under the guise of “reconciliation efforts” from the state Security Trust Fund.

Nakwada said, “It is crucial that we address this matter with transparency and urgency.

“Ordinarily, we should have ignored this, like we have ignored many other fabricated lies aimed at distracting the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal from its commitment to rescuing and rebuilding the state.

“But due to the sensitivity of the security, which remains one of the priorities of this administration, we are compelled to make some clarifications.”

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