Residents of the Magami community in Gusau Local Government of Zamfara State are experiencing a mix of reactions after a notorious terrorist kingpin, Dogo Gide, offered to protect them.
Gide has taken the unusual step of promising safety to residents and farmers, encouraging them to return to their farmlands without fear of kidnapping.
This unexpected offer has created a stir among the local residents and neighbouring communities.
Gide reportedly relocated to Kizara village, near Magami, and assumed control of the area following a confrontation with the military in Madada forest, located in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to Channels Television, a resident of the Dansadau Emirate, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons said that while Gide’s decision might provide temporary relief for farmers who have been unable to access their fields due to constant threats of violence, it is unlikely to offer a long-term solution to the region’s security challenges.
He added that the decision has also put the residents of Dansadau at risk, as they travel from Gusau due to the unrestricted movement of bandits in the Magami area.
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“He relocated to Kizara, infant that consensual agreement will not be better, it is just a temporary relief and that means we at Dansadau community will have serious problems while embarking on the journey because if there is an agreement between the bandits and Magami community, the bandits will be moving freely. There will be more attacks along Gusau to Dansadau road.”
The source added that “even now since Monday, it was yesterday night that people get to Dansadau from Gusau since Monday, because when they left Gusau, they stopped at Jangeme, from there they have to wait for security clearance and military escort when they get to Magami, they have to wait for escort to Yar Tasha and they still have to wait for another military escort from Yar Tasha to Dansadau.”
“Any area where there is an agreement with bandits, that road network around the area is in trouble because of the free movement of the bandits around the area, that is what we are suffering now.”
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