SOME NORTHERN MONARCHS AIDS BANDITS- GARBA SHEHU
The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has accused some traditional rulers of aiding banditry in the north especially Katsina and Zamfara States.
Garba Shehu made this allegation on the Channels TV morning show on Monday, June 15.
After the show, President Buhari's spokesperson clarified on Twitter that not all monarchs in the north abet criminals. He singled out the Emirs of Katsina and Daura as well as the traditional rulers in the state.
According to him, they have consistently supported the security and law enforcement agencies in tackling kidnapping and banditry problems in the state.
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Read his tweets below:
"In my @channelstv appearance this morning, I referred to cases of some low level traditional rulers in Katsina State and the neighboring Zamfara where more of such leaders including Emirs were flushed out of the system for being found to be in unholy alliances with bandits.
If someone is merely a headline reader, he/she might have wrong impression, from what is being reported by the digital press, that the entirety of the traditional institution in Katsina is complicit in the episode. Nothing can be farther from the truth.
Under the leadership of their Highnesses, the Emirs of Katsina and Daura, traditional rulers in the state have continued to support security and law enforcement agencies in tackling the problems of kidnapping and banditry that reared their heads in the state.
Many of them have indeed paid the supreme price for doing their duty to their people, the state and the nation. May their souls Rest In Peace.
When, however, a few bad eggs are discovered and made an example of, as is bound to happen, that is to show good leadership by the Emirs, who sit on top of the pack and the state governments.
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