{"id":105755,"date":"2023-07-02T15:44:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105755"},"modified":"2023-07-02T15:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T14:44:22","slug":"tinubu-should-dialogue-with-bandits-like-niger-delta-militants-sani-yerima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/tinubu-should-dialogue-with-bandits-like-niger-delta-militants-sani-yerima\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu should dialogue with bandits like Niger Delta militants \u2013 Sani Yerima"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1770316576564692097\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">A former Zamfara Governor, Sani Yerima, has asked President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with bandits, just as the late former President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua dialogued with Niger Delta militants.<\/p>\n<p>Yerima stated this while speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa service.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cI\u2019m advising the government to, first of all, find time to sit with these bandits, just like they sat with Niger Delta militants in the past. Because a majority of them are Nigerians, even though there are some foreigners among them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Nigerians among them can be convinced, as the Niger Delta militants were convinced and empowered to stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cif that fails, then the government can use force on them wherever they are,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Yerima\u2019s advocacy for dialogue with bandits comes on the heels of an increasing spate of indiscriminate killings and kidnapped citizens for ransom across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the former Zamfara governor said though some bandits terrorising Nigeria are foreigners.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that, Yerima\u00a0 introduced sharia law in Zamfara state 23 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Under Yerima\u2019s administration in 2000, Bello Buba Jangebe was amputated for stealing a cow following a Zamfara Sharia Court ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, in 2001, Lawali Isa, who stole a bicycle, had his wrist cut.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Zamfara Governor, Sani Yerima, has asked President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with bandits, just as the late former President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua dialogued with Niger Delta militants. 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