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Killings: Senator urges Buhari to declare state-of-emergency in Zamfara

14th July 2018
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Killings: Senator urges Buhari to DECLARE STATE -of-emergency in Zamfara
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A former member of the National Assembly, Sen. Saidu Dansadau, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state-of-emergency in Zamfara over incessant killings in the state.

Dansadau, who is the Chairman, National Rescue Movement (NRM), made the call while briefing newsmen on the state of Zamfara on Thursday in Abuja.

He recalled that he had in 2016 written to the Presidency for a state-of-emergency to be imposed on the state and that federal government should appoint a competent administrator before the killings and destruction got worse “but the call was not heeded’’.

He said that between 2016 and June, 2018, more than 2,992 people had been killed, 682 villages sacked by the “enemies’’ and N1, 161, 305, 200 collected as ransom for kidnapped persons.

Dansadau added that during the period, 2,706 farms were burnt and destroyed while 13,838 cows and bulls were looted and 11,088 sheep and goats and 2,244 motorcycles stolen from the villages.

He explained that the data on the incidents were compiled by youths and traditional rulers of the various communities affected.

He said that the names of the persons killed and owners of property destroyed were all listed in a document.

The former legislator, who represented Zamfara Central Senatorial District, said that the document, which was made available to newsmen, was not exaggerated because the youths documented the data according to houses.

According to him, the youths know the people and the communities well.

“I had earlier written a letter to the President to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara in 2016 but nothing was done about it. I did a follow-up letter to that effect, yet no result.

“In the letter, I appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to take extraordinary measures to arrest the spate of indiscriminate killings in Zamfara.

“I asked him to invoke his powers under section 305(3) and (5) of the Constitution and declare state of emergency in Zamfara and appoint a competent administrator for the state.

“This is to allow the administrator take charge until when the president, through the administrator, is satisfied that normalcy has been restored.

“If our plea for declaration of state of emergency in Zafara was heeded, all these destroyed property and people killed would have been saved.’’

Dansadau also alleged that the situation got worse because of the constant absence of the state governor, Alhaji Abdul-Aziz Yari from the state.

He accused the governor of failing in his responsibility to protect the state.

In view of this, he appealed to Gen. Yakubu Gowon “as the most senior living Head of State to lead a delegation of all former presidents and heads of state to Aso Villa to persuade the President to declare state-of-emergency in Zamfara.

Dansadau also called on former Presidents of the Senate, former Speakers of House of Representatives and all former Chief Justices to join in the visit.

He said, “This is because any remedial measure taken by the Federal Government, short of declaring the emergency, will not produce any positive result due to the reality on ground.

“The people of Zamfara believe that Gov. Yari and his deputy, Ibrahim Wakkala, are part of the problem in the state because a section of top functionaries are informants.”

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