Amnesty: Zamfara bandits surrender 200 weapons to government
The Zamfara government says its amnesty programme for bandits in the state has resulted in the criminals surrendering more than 200 weapons to the state.
The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Garba Dauran, made this known to journalists in Gusau.
Mr Dauran also revealed that the bandits gave up 2,566 live ammunition, 64 magazines, two handcuffs, and 887 locally fabricated Dane guns.
He, however, called for cooperation from community leaders and citizens to check the activities of bandits.
On February 7, the government, in an attempt to quell banditry in Zamfara, initiated the peace accord granting amnesty to the hoodlums.
The policy is another amnesty initiative for repentant bandits in the state.
The state government first announced the initiative in July 2020 to encourage bandits terrorising rural areas to lay down their weapons.
Governor Bello Matawalle said some bandits who willingly submitted their guns had been resettled in Gusau.
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