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Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has revealed that he had reported Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to National Security Adviser , Nuhu Ribadu, claiming he has ties to banditry in the state.Governor Lawal made the disclosure on Tuesday, September 25.Lawal asserts that he has presented concrete evidence to both the NSA and President Bola Tinubu, detailing Matawalle's alleged role in aiding banditry, which has plagued Zamfara and other parts of Nigeria's northwest.
' Matawalle, who served as Zamfara's governor from 2019 to 2023, has denied any involvement in the ongoing banditry crisis. He defended his past decision to engage in dialogue with bandits as a measure to reduce violence in the state. Matawalle said: “I have no ties with bandits. It is baseless to accuse me because I chose dialogue as an option to stop the killings. 'Other governors in the region, including those of Niger, Sokoto, and Katsina states, have also engaged in such talks.
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