The appointment of wanted terrorist Ado Aleru (Alieru) as Sarkin Fulani (King of Fulanis) of Yandoton Daji Emirate in unstable Zamfara state has drawn criticism from Nigerians.
The administration is accused by critics, notably the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of rationalizing insecurity.
Most respondents express outrage, and social media users are tagging police and military accounts to draw their attention.
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On Twitter, @pdauda wrote: “This administration’s lack of state capacity and tacit support for non-state actors will empower these groups amass so much influence that they will moot power sharing in future.”
@el_bonga: “When we are already to end banditry, our leaders know what to do. We have gone from giving bandits millions in the name of amnesty to giving them traditional titles in broad daylight.”
Reacting, a tweep @sadiqanc seemed to have endorsed the enthroning, saying: “The government couldn’t do anything that’s why they made peace with them. Nothing more important than peace.”
@Jobisamson replied: “The govt chose to do nothing because apparently those in helm of affairs are sympathizers. I don’t want to believe these elements can overpower state security forces.”
@Emeka_rfst: “Peace is in the presence of justice, not in the absence of violence. They have just crowned a rogue leader and for what would come next, I don’t want to imagine”
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The bandit leader, real name Adamu Aliero, was turbaned on Saturday by Aliyu Garba Marafa, the first Emir of Yandoto.
Marafa announced Aleru as “the new Sarkin Fulanin Yandoton Daji in accordance with the cultural requirements of the Emirate”.
The appointment, he explained, agrees “with the demand for peace and reconciliation efforts highly needed for our people in our Emirate, Tsafe local government area, Zamfara and Nigeria”.
Abdul Balarabe, a Twitter user, posted pictures from the occasion. Numerous attendees could be seen in the pictures.
Another user included a video of people leaving the event and riding back in a line of motorcycles beneath the tweet.
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According to information obtained, the decision to crown 47-year-old Aleru was made in an effort to placate him and bring about calm in the state.
The bandit chief oversaw murders, kidnappings, and livestock rustling in Tsafe as well as other parts of Zamfara and Katsina states.
The federal government launched a search for the fugitive also known as Yankuzo after the attacks.
In June 2020, Sanusi Buba, the commissioner of police in Katsina, issued a N5 million bounty for his capture.
This was a follow-up to sting operations after the bandit attack on the village of Kadisau, where nearly 20 people were slain.
The raids resulted in the arrest of two bandits, Bello Usman and Usman Sule, the chief announced to the public.
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Usman, according to the authorities, admitted to taking part in the assaults and murders that took place in the Faskari villages of Kadisau, Musawa, Matazu, Karaduwa, and Yantumaki.
“The suspect stated that the attack was masterminded by a notorious kingpin of bandits, Adamu Aliero Yankuzo, in protest of the arrest of his son, Suleiman Adamu Aliero, 24″, Buba disclosed.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the security agency confirmed a kidnapping event that was committed by Aleru and foot soldiers in January.
Ayuba Elkanah, the commissioner of police for Zamfara, reported that agents sent to Tsafe attacked Kunchin Kalgo woodland and freed 29 prisoners.
The CP disclosed that the victims detained for more than 60 days came from three villages in the Rijiya region of the Gusau local government area: Adarawa, Gana, and Bayawuri.
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Elkanah claimed that the captives consisted of 25 females, including four male youngsters and several expectant and nursing moms.
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