Bring One Gun For Two Cows -Nigerian Governor Aims To Reduce Armed Robbery

The governor of Nigeria’s Zamfara State, Bello Muhammad Matawalle has promised armed bandits in the state two cattle for every rifle they have over to the state government.

The governor made the declaration during a courtesy call on him by the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu and other security chiefs in the state capital, Gusau who were assessing the security situation in the state.

Hello Matawalle who justified his decision explained that his government does not want to give the bandits money because they will use it to purchase new weapons thereby continuing the cycle of violence.

He said; 

“For every rifle submitted by a repentant bandit, there would be compensation of two cows. We don’t want to give them money, so they wouldn’t use the money to purchase new weapons. We said we will compensate them with cows, they are Fulani and they need the cows to advance their economic interest. We also told the repentant bandits that all “Dabas” (Camps) in the forests should be disbanded. We won’t accept a situation where the bandits will disarm and then go back to the  forest and be staying in these camps or Dabas. We asked them to either come to town and be reintegrated into the society or be given economic empowerment where they are, so that they would start a new life. Most of them are residing in forests under the shades of trees and inside caves. That is why we came up with RUGA policy to help them.”

The north-western state has been rocked by a series of violent banditry which has claimed many lives in the state.

SOURCE: AfricaCelebrities.com