A notorious bandit kingpin identified as Jammo has kidnapped 50 community members in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State after luring them into a peace initiative.
The victims were part of a self-constituted dialogue committee sent by local communities to negotiate an end to hostilities in the area.
The chairman of Maradun Local Government, Hon. Bello Dosara, confirmed the incident, stating that the villagers took the decision to meet with the forest kingpin without obtaining clearance from the local council or state government.
“We are against reconciliation with the bandits and Governor Dauda Lawal never supported that, but unknown to us the people chose to go on with it,” Dosara said.
According to the chairman, the local government had consistently provided weekly security escorts to help the villagers safely access and return from the local market after Jammo blocked their primary supply routes. The council boss expressed deep concern over why
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