{"id":19790,"date":"2019-08-02T08:19:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T08:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=19790"},"modified":"2019-08-02T08:19:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T08:19:03","slug":"armed-bandits-castle-rustlers-get-amnesty-from-north-west-governors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/?p=19790","title":{"rendered":"Armed bandits, cattle rustlers get amnesty from North-West governors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Shehu Danjuma and Zubairu Idris (<strong>NAN<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that cattle rustlers and bandits have been granted amnesty by the North-west governors as part of measures to restore peace in the zone.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masari made the disclosure in a communique read at the end of a one day security and reconciliation meeting with security agents, vigilante and volunteer groups, herdsmen and farmers on Thursday in Katsina.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs from today, no vigilante group member or volunteers should attack or kill any herdsman, as sacrifice must be made by both sides to ensure peace reign.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHerdsmen and their families should be allowed to go for their normal businesses, attend markets and worship places without molestation provided they don\u2019t carry arms.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose bandits who rustled animals from communities should immediately return them to the government or Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBandits should surrender their weapons and immediately release all those kidnapped and now under their custody.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are happy that we have seen some releases of kidnapped victims from Zamfara and other States,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor also said the states would intensify efforts to provide necessities that would make nomadic life meaningful like hospitals, schools, grazing reserves among others.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said that the states would provide grazing reserve for the herders for them to settle in one place in the zone.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matawalle said: \u201cwe are concern that herders are always roaming around with their animals thereby exposing themselves to different kinds of hazards.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe governors took a uniform measure, you should also take a uniform decision not to rustle animals, kidnap or kill anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou should immediately release all people in your custody in order to show the world that you have truly repented,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his remarks, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said that nobody is allowed to attack or kill anybody in the name of vigilante or volunteer group.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also said that anybody caught killing innocent people would be pursued by the police and prosecuted.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adamu said that any herdsman that indulged in kidnapping or other acts would equally be arrested by the police and made to face the full wrath of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretaries to the State Governments attending the meeting would remain and continue discussion with security agents and herdsmen on modalities to go about measures to be adopted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shehu Danjuma and Zubairu Idris (NAN) &nbsp;Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said that cattle rustlers and bandits have been granted amnesty by the North-west governors as part of measures to restore peace in the zone. 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