Security operatives must step up their game with a view to containing the killings in Zamfara State and returning the state to its old peaceful days, Senate Deputy Minority Whip Sahabi Ya’u has said.
The senator, who represents Zamfara North Senatorial District, expressed concerns over the senseless attacks on the state by bandits and the alarming rate of bloodbath as well as wanton destruction of economic activities in the state.
Describing the killings in the state as unacceptable, the federal lawmaker called on all stakeholders to do everything within their reach to end the killings in Zamfara, saying the search for an enduring peace in the state is a task for all patriots to accomplish.
In a statement in Abuja yesterday, Sen Ya’u said as long as there was no peace in Zamfara, the state would remain on the path of retrogression and vulnerability.
He commended the Zamfara State Police Command for securing the release of over 40 people being held in various hideouts by bandits in the state and urged the operatives to intensify efforts to ensure that everyone still in captivity regained their freedom.
He also commended the state government for its commitment and relentlessness in ensuring that peace returned to Zamfara by deploying measures that would once more infuse confidence in the psyche of the inhabitants of Zamfara State and re-assure them that their plights and aspirations will be addressed.
He said as a lawmaker, he would do everything within his powers to ensure that Zamfara State takes its rightful position through legislations and other acceptable means of interventions.
He extended his heartfelt sympathy and empathy to those that have lost loved ones since the crisis began as well as families of those whose whereabouts were yet unknown.