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by Victor Ndubuisi
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Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmed Bamali and Emir of Birnin-Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Maigwari II, have stated their subjects have paid hundreds of millions as ransom to bandits.

They spoke at the presentation of 2020 security reports to Governor Nasir El-Rufai in Kaduna.

Maigwari said: “It is terrible when you see 200 to 300 bandits with weapons surrounding a village and killings people and collecting their money. Our people paid hundreds of millions of naira as ransom to bandits.”

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Bamali commended security forces but said: “We still have challenges in Zaria, Giwa because after 6pm some areas become no go area. There are other dangerous places.”

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Traditional ruler of Zangon-Kataf, Agwatyap, Chief Dominic Yahaya, said despite occasional banditry and kidnappings in his domain, the peace committee he set up was not discouraged to ensure peace in the area.

Agwa tyap, Dominic Yahaya said: “However, when these bandits are arrested and taken to the police, we don’t know what happened afterwards.

“We will continue to tread the path of peace. We will continue to work very hard to ensure that there is no reprisal”.

However, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said the Federal Government won’t pay ransom to secure the release of the abducted students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara.

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He stated this today while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily’.

There have been unconfirmed reports circulating on social media that the government had paid a huge amount of money to secure the release of the Kagara abductees.

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But when asked on Saturday whether the government had paid ransom, the minister said, “No.”

Mohammed added, “We employ kinetic and non-kinetic (measures), you don’t throwaway invitation to engage but the overall strategy you keep to your chest.”

The minister also said the government won’t tolerate any form of criminality in any form.

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He said, “Bandits all over the world work with psychology of people. Deliberately, they target women and children because this is what will attract a lot of global outcry. That is exactly what bandits do all over the world.

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