Atiku’s Lawyers Lied, No Bandit Attacks In Zamfara – Police

By Funmi Olakunle

The Zamfara State Police Command has debunked claims by counsels to Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP that their witnesses from Zamfara State were attacked on their way to Abuja to testify in favour of their petition at the Presidential Election Tribunal.

The command in a statement issued on Sunday said the assertion could not be true given what it claimed as the drastic reduction of crime and banditry in the state in recent times.

A statement issued by the Command spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu said:

“It is pertinent to categorically state that , as per the crime statistics  of  Zamfara state is concern, there was no any attack by bandits either on villages or on any person or group of persons traveling on any highway in the state.

“Since the inception of the ongoing peace and dialogue initiative in the the state, attacks, kidnapping and other heinous crime in the state have been reduced drastically to about 98 percent.

“A situation that restored  peace and stability in the state. The  rescue of over 100 persons who were kidnapped and held in captivity for months by the Commissioner of police CP Usman Nagogo psc+, is another indication that the ongoing peace process of the command is working assiduously.

“Therefore, the command wishes to refute the entire  story as misleading and a calculated attempt to undermine the current effort of both the state government and the police to bring lasting peace for social and economic development in the state. The command uses this medium to appeal to media organizations to verify their information before publication.”

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