The Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd) has said the possibility of links between armed bandits wreaking havoc on rural communities in Zamfara State and Boko Haram could not be ruled out.
Speaking with newsmen during a fact-finding tour to Zamfara State, the minister said quote
“I just came from Chad and we have been talking to them. We have been talking to the neighbouring Niger Republic and Cameron to ensure that our borders are being well taken care of in terms of arms movement which I believe will have a drastic effect on the challenges of armed banditry in Nigeria,”
He added that even if one million soldiers were brought to the state unless the stakeholders were ready for peace, little would be achieved.
