The immediate past Commandant, Zamfara Anti-Thuggery Agency, Muhammad Bello Bakyasuwa has condemned arrest of the former Secretary of the agency, Isah Haruna by the security operatives.
I learned that my Secretary when I was the Commandant of the agency is currently under police custody in Gusau about a week.
Isah Haruna served as the Secretary of the agency when I was the Commandant.
I believe his arrest is behind political reason against the immediate past leadership of the Anti-Thuggery Agency.
I am using this medium to condemn arrest of innocent Isah Haruna.
Me that work with Isah Haruna I can testify his positive contributions in managing the agency towards restoring peace and stability in the state.
He is very sincere, hardworking and transparent person. He contributed immensely for all the successes recorded by the agency.
Therefore I believe his arrest was merely political.
The agency established by the law contributed to the development of peace and stability in the state, this is no doubt and every citizens of Zamfara can testify this.
But very unfortunate the person who sacrificed his life to save others now facing problem because of the interest of some selfish politicians.
I know, I am the next target and this may have connection with my recent media interviews condenming the escalating security situation in the state.
As Zamfara Indigene, I always have my mother state at heart, Wallahi I will continue to speak on the challenges faced by people of Zamfara.
As I always said, communities in Zamfara became under the authority of bandits. Attacks, kidnapping and other crimes became rampant on daily basis.
Infact some communites cannot stay in their homes or go to farms for farming until they pay millions of naira to bandits.
A Zamfara where we have state government, and a state that we have a Minister of State Defence but has become epic center of banditry activities in the whole North West.
Wallahi I have no regret on what ever situation I find my self because I voiced out the challenges faced by my people.
I always believe that any time you fight crime the crime will fight you back and am ready for that.
I am therefore appealing to the state Commissioner of Police to order release the innocent Isah Haruna.
