Zamfara state governor, Bello Matawalle has said in a statement that not all bandits who terrorize parts Nigeria are criminals.

Bello made this statement after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa in Abuja today February 18.

He explained that most of the bandits take up arms due to the injustice meted on them by some members of the society.
While Speaking, Bello said;

“Not all of them are criminals. If you investigate what is happening, and what made them to take the laws into their hands, some of them, sometimes were cheated by so-called the vigilante group.
They normally go to their settlements and destroy property and take their animals. They did not have anyone to speak with, so sometimes, they go for revenge. When the vigilante group attacks them, they go for reprisals. That is exactly what happened
Some of them are living in settlements close to villages or towns. When there are military operations, the military will go and destroy their property and animals. They are angry with such actions sometimes. If you are talking to them, you can understand where they are coming from and their problems.
It is important for us as leaders to sit down with them and understand what is the genesis. You can’t just conclude that this person is a criminal. You have to listen to him. What led him to go into such activities?
It is not all Fulanis that are criminals. Some are good citizens, but due to some circumstances, they subscribed to such criminality but when we had the information, we called their leaders and sat with them, they told us their grudges and we sorted out the way the communities and the Fulanis can resolve their issues without any serious crisis.”

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Ok

That Is Why You Always Give Them Armnesty.
I Pity People Wey Vote You As Governor Sef.
But Sadly They Are Still The Same People Who Take Up Arms As Bandits Because They Know Their Leader Always Find A Way To Defend Them Since They Share Similar View!.

Who is a bandit and who is a criminal

So there are holy bandits. Wonders shall never end.