Gov Idris rejects Malami’s petition on arms trafficking in Kebbi

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi

Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has rejected a petition allegedly authored by Abubakar Malami, erstwhile Attorney General and Minister of Justice and person of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) successful Kebbi State, spuriously alleging that Governor Idris was progressive successful the importation of governmental thugs, overseas mercenaries and clandestine arms trafficking into the state.

Kebbi State Government described the allegations arsenic false, malicious and a calculated effort to smear the hard-earned estimation of Governor Idris.

The governor’s peculiar advisor connected media and publicity, Yahya Sarki, described the allegations arsenic profoundly regrettable that a idiosyncratic of Malami’s ineligible lasting would edifice to nefariously fabricating specified grievous claims without presenting a shred of evidence.

He noted that if Malami so possesses the “credible intelligence” helium claims, fto him contiguous it openly earlier the Nigerian radical and applicable information agencies.

“It is indisputable that Gov. Nasir Idris has, since assuming office, demonstrated unmatched committedness to the combat against insecurity. He has consistently supported the information agencies with vehicles, motorcycles, connection gadgets, and operational allowances to boost their morale successful combating insurgents successful the state,” Sarki said.

He noted that the politician had besides facilitated the deployment of armoured vehicles, reinforced collaboration with the military, constabulary and DSS, and secured aerial enactment from the Nigerian Air Force successful the warfare against bandits, peculiarly the dastardly Lakurawa panic network.

“These glaring and plausible efforts person yielded tangible results, restoring calm and bid to galore troubled communities, particularly successful Zuru Emirate.

“It is truthful unthinkable and condemnable for Malami to effort to nexus Gov. Idris to the aforesaid violent groups helium has fought vigorously against,” helium added.

Sarki explained that specified unfounded allegations are not lone reckless but besides an insult to the quality of the information agencies moving time and nighttime to support the lives and spot of Kebbi citizens.

“The Kebbi State Government nevertheless welcomes immoderate autarkic probe into these spurious claims, arsenic we person thing to hide. However, Malami indispensable beryllium prepared to supply verifiable grounds – names, numbers, locations, and weapons – of the alleged overseas mercenaries helium claims are being harboured successful Kebbi.

“If helium fails to bash so, helium volition beryllium held accountable nether the instrumentality for attempting to malign the idiosyncratic of the Governor and destabilize the bid of Kebbi State done falsehood and propaganda.

“It is imperative to sadly callback that Abubakar Malami precocious came into Kebbi with a convoy of governmental thugs carrying unsafe weapons successful the sanction of condolence and unleashed mayhem connected guiltless APC members and an array of structures successful the authorities capital, leaving down a way of destructions.

“Governor Nasir Idris remains a law-abiding person with an unblemished grounds of service, integrity, and dedication to the payment of his people. His medication volition proceed to uphold peace, security, and advancement successful Kebbi State.

“The desperation of governmental opponents for powerfulness cannot beryllium allowed to undermine the stableness and information of our state,” said Sarki.

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