Bandits in Zamfara have issued Monday ultimatum to seven Zamfara communities to pay levy of N37m or face massive invasions.
The communities under this unwholesome directive from the bandits camped in Tsafe, include: Bawagauga, Hayin Uda, Ruguza, Dumuyu, Zigau, Mai-Rerai and Gidan Kado.
A source in the area who confirmed this ugly development said the bandits shared the amount (N37 million) among the communities.
He revealed the bandits demanded that residents in Bawagauga pay N13 million, Hayin Uda to pay N7 million, Gidan Kado to pay N6 million and Mai-Rerai to pay N4 million while Ruguza, Dumuyu and Zigau were to pay N2 million each.
It was also revealed that the bandit leader identified as Hassan Bamamu has sometimes ago signed a peace pact with the government of Zamfara State and pledged to desist from banditry activities.
The source further said that it has already alerted the security authorities about the ultimatum for swift intervention.
Efforts to get the spokesman of the Zamfara State Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu confirm if it is aware of the ultimatum and measures being put in place to secure the communities proved abortive as he didn’t respond to either text or WhatsApp messages and phone calls put across to his mobile phone.
