Shocker: Repentant bandits use cash from govt to buy more weapons – Gov Bello
By A’isha Biola Raji
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello has opened up on how some repentant bandits deceived the government into collecting money in order to buy more weapons for their illicit act.
The governor said this yesterday at an interactive session with a vigilante group at Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
The governor said, “From experience, it has been discovered that the repentant bandits, after collecting cash from the dialogue option, will purchase more weapons and return to their old ways of banditry.”
Governor Bello however assured that bandits who give up their old ways would be offered a means of livelihood in place of cash that was offered.
Bello said, “I am here to thank the vigilantes, boost their morale and to offer more support from the state government so that they can continue to support the police and other security agencies in the fight against bandits and other criminal elements.
“Any bandit that surrenders his weapons and repents from his heinous way of living would be forgiven, and provided with a means of livelihood which would not necessarily include any cash backing.”
Judging from the fact that Niger State is one of the Northern states being terrorized by bandits, it would be recalled that armed bandits had recently abducted about 49 people in Rafi and Wushishi Local Governments Areas of the state.
The bandits were said to have invaded the area on motorcycles and parked far away from the village, while they walked to the village to attack residents who were sleeping.
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