{"id":27875,"date":"2020-08-20T08:50:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T08:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27875"},"modified":"2020-08-20T08:50:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T08:50:59","slug":"banditry-in-nigeria-has-international-dimension-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=27875","title":{"rendered":"Banditry in Nigeria has international dimension \u2014IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, said on Wednesday the lingering banditry in the North-West and North-Central parts of the country had international dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adamu<\/a> stated this during a town hall meeting on peace and security held in Zuru, headquaters of Zuru local government area of Kebbi State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cWe have realised that most of the banditry has an international dimension. The bandits come from outside the country. We arrested Sudanese, Nigeriens and Malians, among other nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also believe that because of what is happening in the North-East and the fact that the military troops are doing a great job in the fight against insurgency there, most of the bandits are running toward the North-West of the country and we have evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we operated in Kaduna, Birnin Gwari, where we attacked a group of bandits, we realised that most of them came from the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), who are terrorists, kidnapping for ransom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, the issue is not at the level you are looking at it, it is a big issue and we must work together to address it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is why President Muhammadu Buhari does not rest because of these complaints coming from the North-West and North-Central on banditry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adamu said he attended the town hall meeting with a high-powered delegation comprising the heads of intelligent community in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The IGP added: \u201cThis is because of the seriousness the president attaches to security and the rising security challenges that are happening in the North-West in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring one of our briefings on security to the president, the issue of insecurity was seriously discussed as it affects the North-West in particular and we saw an emerging trend from Zuru Emirate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd the president ordered us to move to Zuru and listen to the stakeholders and come up with a solution on how to bring lasting peace in Zuru Emirate and that\u2019s why we are here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe security situation in the North-West, including North-Central<\/a>, are issues that bordered on kidnapping, banditry and insurgency.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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