Operation Safe Corridor
13 Feb
Zamfara State has been selected as the North-West headquarters for Operation Safe Corridor, a federal initiative aimed at disarming, de-radicalising, and reintegrating repentant bandits. Speaking at the official handover of the facility designated for the programme, Governor Dauda Lawal reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to eliminating banditry in the region. He stressed that while security forces…
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