By Adam Muhammad, Gusau
The Minister of state Defence, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has said that arrangements have been put in place to commence military operations on bandits’ enclaves across Zamfara State.
Matawalle made the assertion in an audio that went viral, saying the ministry of defense has provided all the necessary support to the military to mitigate the dreaded groups of armed terrorists.
The Minister pointed out that, amongst the provisions made by the ministry of defence include, welfare and other logistics that boost the morale of the troops at war front.
According to him, the recent military operation in Zurmi local government area where bandits launched several attacks on innocent citizens has been marked as sign of victory as bandits were in their large numbers have been neutralised.
He added that many innocent people kidnapped by the bandits who were under captivity have been rescued by the military.
“We have directed our gallant troops to, henceforth, for the sake of urgency, identify and clamp on bandits’ enclaves even without ‘On-the-Spot’ order from what we called ‘The Top’, capture them on target and hit them heavily to the extent they could not have any hiding place in the bushes.
“And on the issue of welfare for the troops, there would be no complain again as witnessed before, that one has been well treated with a view to encourage them to be well focused and embark on their missions until Zamfara is banditry-free”.
“So far, bandits that disturb peace in Zurmi, Kaura Namoda, Maru and other places have been displaced with a record that number of notorious leaders were killed while their enclaves have been destroyed”. Said Matawlle.