Outrage Over N400 Million Payment To Kaduna Bandits

The revelation that communities in Birnin Gwari Emirate Council, Kaduna State made a N400 million payment to bandits to stave off attacks from bandits  has gotten many Nigerians lamenting the state of insecurity in the country.

The revelation of the payment was made known by Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra’uf who revealed that it was done to enable the communities go to their farms.

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Zubairu told newsmen in Kaduna on Thursday that the constant attacks on communities had crippled economic activities in their rural areas and made travelling in the area impossible.

On payment to bandits, Abdulra’uf on the state owned radio – the Kaduna State Media Corporation, said “Yes, N200m was paid to bandits in Randegi district alone.

“When you talk of Birnin-Gwari Local Government as a whole, it’s between N300m to N400m paid to these bandits.

“There are three stages of paying these types of taxes to these bandits. You have to pay pre-season and mid-season when the crops are about to start yielding. You will pay these bandits because they will not allow you to have access to your farm. Then, at the end of the season when you are harvesting, you will give these bandits money before you access your farm.

“And when you access your farm after paying these taxes, they will now tell you that apart from giving them money, you will give a ratio of two bags to 10 bags of all the assorted grains.”

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He added, “For the past three years, this is what the Birnin-Gwari people have been enduring and we are now in a state of hopelessness and frustration.

“When people are frustrated, they will now look for the best option for themselves which is to arm themselves if the government cannot protect them.”

This has sparked massive reactions from social media users who alleged that by making the payment to the bandits, that the community has ended up empowering the terrorists tormenting Kaduna State.

See comments:

@ooodedoyan: Which way Nigeria? And my fellow country men and women are still campaigning for APC and PDP, what a shame.

@wale_wellington: Dem don empower bandits and terrorists be that.

@macbunde: They should have used the money to defend themselves against those vagabonds from the Sahel who are hell bent on dislodging the indigenous people of Kaduna.

@tenebo77: What exactly is happening in this country, may Almighty God help the masses

@oliade_osene: Lol….That is called Bandits empowerment.

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