Powerful Nigerians Aid Release Of Self-Confessed Bandits, Zamfara Gov Alleges 

ZAMFARA State governor, Dauda Lawal has said that powerful Nigerians aided the release of bandits who confessed to killing people after their arrest with weapons In the state.

The governor stated this while speaking at the Zamfara State High Court of Justice, narrating how some terrorists arrested by his government were released on bail by the court in Abuja despite making confessions.

He said the arrested terrorists had confessed to killing many residents and were caught with guns and other weapons. He said after their arrest, his government handed them over to the appropriate authorities for prosecution. 

“We arrested bandits, and they confessed that they killed people and had weapons in their hands.

“We handed them over to the authorities and they were taken to court,” the governor said.

He continued: “However, we received news yesterday that they were granted bail in Abuja.”

It will be recalled that earlier in June, the Zamfara State Police Command said it arrested a number of high-profile individuals, including a serving member of the state House of Assembly and a former local government chairman, in connection with ongoing banditry in the state.

This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, Muhammad Dalijan, during a meeting with Thomas Parker, the officer in charge of the Counterterrorism Unit under the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Although CP Dalijan did not disclose the names of the arrested individuals, he emphasized the importance of international support in combating crime in the region.

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