Negotiating with bandits not sign of failure - Zamfara Governor, Matawalle says

Governor Bello Matawalle

Amidst the alarming attacks and other nefarious activities by bandits going on in the northern region of the country, the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has said that negotiating with them (bandits) is not a sign of failure. 

The Governor said this on Monday, February 22, while receiving three repentant bandits who surrendered their weapons and embraced his administration's peace deal offer. 

According to him, it isn't a thing of faliure for someone to initiate dialogue as nowhere in the world is succeeding without the need for a dialogue and negotiation. 

"Just for today, the weapons we have here show and indicate the successes we have recorded because leaving this kind of dangerous weapons in the bush can create a lot of havoc.

"By bringing them to the security agencies, we have reduced their capacity and capability. Allowing these weapons to carry their weapons round to communities, cross-border to other states, that is what has made Nigeria be in the hot seat as of today," the Governor said.