Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting
Former Senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District, Comrade Shehu Sani, has said that the recent political criticism of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, are unnecessary distractions in the fight against banditry and terrorism.
Recall that the Governor of Zamfara State and some groups had accused Matawalle of maintaining ties with the bandits plaguing Zamfara State.
Reacting during a press conference, Shehu Sani, a human rights activist, said there is a significant decrease in banditry and terrorist attacks in the North West and North Central.
Shehu Sani, who queried the critics, asked, “Why are some people not happy because bandit leaders are being targeted and eliminated?”
He said that Matawalle and Ribadu are delivering on their mandates and making the North safer, and questioned the whereabouts of those accusing the security chiefs of incompetence when people were slaughtered daily under Buhari’s 8-year regime.
He admitted that terrorism and banditry have not been completely wiped out, but said there is serious improvement in the safety of citizens across the North West.