By Ifeanyi Nwannah The federal government has been urged to declare a state of emergency on Zamfara considering the uncontrollable ins...
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By Ifeanyi Nwannah
The federal government has been urged to declare a state of
emergency on Zamfara considering the uncontrollable insecurity situation
bedevilling the state for over a decade.
The call was made by a businessman, Sani Abubakar in an
interview with DAILY POST in Gusau, the State capital,
Abubakar claimed the insecurity situation has collapsed all
the systems including the legitimate endeavours of people.
He pointed out the security challenges, warning that the nonchalant
attitude of the government towards alleviating the sufferings of the masse was
worsening the situation.
“Government cares less about the constant killings of
innocent citizens and loss of their properties” he added.
“No pension and gratuity for retired civil servants who have
laboured for the government for years, no employments. The people are in abject
poverty”
He lamented that there is poor drinking water problem in the
state, insisting that inadequate attention was being paid to government-owned
hospitals and Public Health Centers.
He also lamented that the huge unnecessary spending by the
government testified to poor financial management in the state.
The business tycoon noted that farming activities and other
businesses no longer strive due to banditry activities, saying that if security
operatives can be killed by the terrorists, what would be the hope of the
common masses who have no defence.
“The directive by the state government for every indigene to
carry guns for self-defence is to legalize banditry and armed robbery”
“Some people may use their weapons to kill people unjustly
because they have been authorized to carry guns for self-defence”
He said that if the state government had any idea of the
implications of allowing citizens carry guns for self-defence, it wouldn’t have
made such a public announcement.
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