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| Bandits From Zamfara, Others Seeking Fresh Territory Have Found Home In Kwara |
| 2022-02-08 |
There are concerns over the security situation in Kwara state following the influx of criminal groups from Zamfara, seeking refuge in the state. In a report by SB Morgen Intelligence, which will be released on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, the North Central states have witnessed some of the worst violence by organised armed groups in recent years, with varying security challenges. According to the report, the criminal gangs have been moving to Kwara State, blending with the already existing local Fulani population. However, the criminals were to later launch attacks on the Fulani brothers before they begin to launch a full-scale attack on the native residents. “One of the most prominent of such cases happened on 2nd June 2021 when the head of the Fulani Bororo community in Oro-Ago, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Sheidu Madawaki, was murdered by unidentified gunmen. “Mr Madawaki had paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) office a few days before 'to establish a synergy on how to improve and sustain the existing peaceful coexistence in the kingdom'. “Madawaki’s cordial relationship with local law enforcement may have put a target on his back by criminal groups who viewed him as an informant for the government,” the report said. The report says there is a worrisome trend that insecurity and violent uprising in Kwara State may boil over to the situation in Oyo State, particularly Ibarapa. The criminal Fulani gangs, according to the report launched attacks on the predominantly agrarian and pastoral communities in Kwara State almost at the heat of the conflict in Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Areas of Oyo state which shares a land boundary with Kwara. Read the rest at the link |
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