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Matawalle, who was accused of sponsoring bandits, has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n
In an interview on Channel TV\u2019s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Matawalle revealed that he engaged several stakeholders who recommended dialogue with bandits as the best approach.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cYes I initiated the reconciliation dialogue. Of course, when I became the governor, I looked at the scenario, what is happening? Why are bandits killing people at present?<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I was thinking the best way is to tackle the situation, so I\u2019ve been getting a lot of advice from different centres which I ended up calling all stakeholders meeting at that time, I called the traditional rulers, the religious leaders, the security agency, the leader of the Fulani, the leader of the Asa clan.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cI heard from each group differently. I didn\u2019t combine them, so after we now finished the discussion. I now pack down the security agencies of the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe security agency comprises the Army, police, DSS, immigration, civil defence, all of them. So we sat down together based on the recommendation we have from the people of the state, the traditional rulers. So from our recommendation, the best solution at the time was to have a dialogue with the bandits and it was a success.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\nWhy I Decided To Dialogue With Bandits \u2013 Matawalle#SunriseDaily#CTVTweets pic.twitter.com\/kRbsUEd9mr<\/p>\n
\u2014 Channels Television (@channelstv) September 24, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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