The government does not negotiate with the bandits - Badaru Nigeria's Minister of Defense, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has denied the alle...
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The government does not negotiate with the bandits - Badaru
Nigeria's Minister of Defense, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has denied the allegations made by the governor of Zamfara state that the federal government is trying to reconcile with bandits.
In a statement published on page X of the Ministry of Defense of Nigeria, the minister said that the federal government has not ordered anyone or others to negotiate with the bandits on its behalf.
The statement added that the Tinubu government is working to rescue the other students of the Federal University in Gusau, who were kidnapped on Friday.
According to Badaru, the army has now rescued 13 students and three laborers from the people who were being kidnapped by the bandits.
On Monday, the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal Dare issued a statement accusing the Federal Government of holding secret talks with bandits in Zamfara State without the knowledge of the state government.
However, on Monday evening, a statement from the office of the Minister of Information and Public Awareness of Nigeria denied the issue, accusing the governor of Zamfara State of trying to politicize the security issue.
However, the governor, through his media and public relations assistant, issued another statement on Tuesday where he said the state government has evidence of the discussions that took place between the federal government officials. and forest bandits.
Security experts see the exchange of words between the two parties as something that could hinder the government's efforts to fight the activities of forest bandits in the north-western region of Nigeria.