The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has tasked the stakeholders of the Nigerian military to come out and demonstrate with full, undeniable evidence devoid of media propaganda their proof of any concrete counter-terror war against terrorists and bandits going on in the North West.
HURIWA had also noted that the entire scripted propaganda about the so-called onslaught against North West terrorists has been stemmed in the realm of mere propaganda until Nigerians are shown evidence as the Army usually do when they kill Igbo youths under the guise of killing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra or the Eastern Security Network allegedly affiliated to IPOB.
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HURIWA said the hierarchies of the armed forces of Nigeria is more interested in ‘fighting’ North West terrorists that almost captured the nation’s set of power with media propaganda whereas the terrorists are still holding on to large expanse of landed territorial areas in the North West with many of the kingpins holding conversations with some state governments including that of Zamfara State which is now defending one of the most feared terrorist leaders with considerable control over his state.
It can also be recalled that the North West terrorists are still keeping hostages they took from the Abuja-Kaduna train some few months back.
HURIWA had also blasted the Zamfara State’s government for allegedly violating the constitution by the Executive arm of government while illegally exercising judicial authority in absolving accused mass killers of the offences of widespread extralegal executions of citizens under the deceitful guise of a so-called peace process in that state.
‘’There were several wars fought but that did not stop the parties involved from dialogue to resolve their differences through a peace deal.
“It is in the light of this that Governor Bello Mohammed thought it is necessary to use kinetic and non-kinetic approaches. It would not be a gun battle or a war using whatever weapons between the bandits and the people,’’ he said.
The Deputy Governor also disclosed that the committee constituted by Governor Bello Matawalle, chaired by him, had held a peace meeting with nine bandits’ camps at Magami District and Dansadau Emirate of Gusau and Maru Local Government Areas of the state to stop attacking innocent citizens.
He said: “This is why in the last three months at Magami District, there has not been any bandits attack as a result of the peace initiative with the bandits.
‘’The committee met with nine bandits’ camps at Magami and Dansadau Emirate where the bandits raised their concerns.”
“They said the Hausas always attacked and raped their women, killing the Fulanis on their way to or returning from the market. There is no school built for our children, this ignorance pushed them to join in banditry.”
He further stated that Turji, who keyed into the amnesty programme of Governor Bello Matawalle, was now launching an offensive against the terrorists in the areas to ensure peace and stability return to the state.
The Rights group is therefore accusing the government of Zamfara State of aiding and abetting terrorism against the Federal Republic of Nigeria going by the public affirmation of the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State in which he has exercised judicial powers that he does not possess.
