Zamfara: Foreigners buying gold, precious stones with arms, says Gov Matawalle

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has attributed the influx of guns in the state to foreigners who use arms to pay for gold and other mineral deposits in the state. Speaking with reporters after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Matawalle said one of the measures his administration will take to check the illegal trade is to buy some of the resources after they have been mined. “It is very important to us as a government to know the root cause of insecurity. Zamfara state is blessed with many mineral…

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