Zamfara Killings: Check The Constitution to Check if You Can Arrest Me, Yari Tells Matawalle

The immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has lambasted Governor Bello Matawalle, saying he knows those behind renewed attacks in the state

Suspected bandits had killed 14 people in Karaye village, Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Sunday.

Matawalle had during the week vowed to arrest and appropriately deal with Yari, should there be any breach of the peace in the state while he (Yari) is around.

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“I swear, the next time Yari comes to town and there is breach of the peace, I will order for his immediate arrest in the state. In fact, if need be, I will lead the arrest myself in his village of Mafara and I am not joking,” Matawalle warned in a statement by his spokesman

Matawalle alleged that the Sunday incident was the third time a major breach of peace occured when the former governor is on a visit to the state.

“My victory as the incumbent governor and my success in bringing peace to Zamfara are ordained by God. I will not allow the former governor and his cronies to rubbish our hard-earned peace in the state any more.
“Henceforth,

“I will show him that power is now in my hands not in his hands anymore. And we shall appropriately employ it for the benefit and protection of millions of our citizens in the state,” the governor further stated.

Yari, however, in a telephone interview with DAILY NIGERIAN,  dismissed Matawalle’s threats and other allegations. He said the governor should check the constitution to see if he has powers to arrest him for visiting the state.

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“My activities are clear. If my coming to Zamfara is d cause of d attacks, why nothing happens in my village Mafara, where I visit? From Sokoto airport, I go straight to my house in Mafara, & when I finished parley with my relations, political associates and loyalists, I go straight back to the airport.

“How and where did I foment any trouble? Let me tell u, I’m not his mate politically. I am far above him. When I was a governor, I mind my business of governance not issuing empty threats to my opponents. When I was the governor he was too insignificant to even appear in my dreams

“This is what is bothering him. He is just envious of my political standing in Zamfara. If he continues levelling wild allegations against me to tarnish my image in the eyes of the public and my supporters, I will sue him for defamation.

“The fact of the matter is that the mess is still there in Zamfara. There is no peace in the state. The governor knows the attackers and killers of Zamfara people because they are his friends.”

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