Zamfara killings: Gov. Yari resigns role as Chief Security Officer
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the governor lamented that it was disheartening that killings in the state had continued in spite of the president muhammadu buharis order to security agencies to end the incessant blood-letting across the country1 gov. abdulaziz yari of zamfara state said he had dropped his responsibility as chief security officer of the state as he had no control over security machinery in the state1 he deplored the prevailing situation where as the chief security officer of the state he could not take decisions on strategies for protecting the state and its people and had it implemented1 we have been facing serious security challenges over the years but in spite of being governor and chief security officer of the state i cannot direct security officers on what to do nor sanction them when they err1 as chief security officer the nomenclature in just a name he said1 speaking to newsmen in talata-mafara on friday yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people over recurring killings in the state1 according to him since the presidents order the killings have not stopped. in a week there were attacks in this state which claimed over 30 lives1 he said that the state government was spending huge amount of its resources on security but to no avail1 yari therefore urged people of the state to be more faithful to god and embark on special prayers over the challenges facing the state1 he also appealed to them to be patient and continue to cooperate with the government and security agencies as steps were being taken to address the challenges1 we cannot keep quiet while our people are being killed daily. we are going to cooperate with all stakeholders to bring the situation to an end he added1