Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle has banned all Emirs, chiefs and local government Sole Administrators from sleeping outside their domains for 3 months.
The governor, who gave the directive at the opening of a one-day security meeting with traditional rulers, the Council of Ulama and Heads of Security operatives in the state at the Government House, Gusau, threatened to fire any of the referred persons who violates his directive.
According to him, “Henceforth, no Emir, Chief or local government Sole Administrator is allowed to pass a night outside his domain”. “You must stay with your people at all times to address the problems of Security in your areas”.
Matawalle said it was, therefore, prohibited for them to be spending their nights outside their areas unless on crucial official duty. He maintained that the order would be observed for the next three months adding that, “anyone who violates the above orders will cost him his job’.
The Governor has also promised to deal decisively with those aiding and abetting insecurity in the state, saying that hitherto, the state government has been very lenient due to the nature of the delicate approach to negotiations and peace efforts with bandits in the state.
He observed however that the leniency was being taken for granted by bad politicians who chose to compound the insecurity situations in the state and said his administration was poised enough to tackle this rascality, calling on the people of the state to give him their maximum support.
