An All Progressives Congress member, representing Zamfara Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Kabiru Marafa, discusses the political and security crises rocking the party in the state in this interview with LEKE BAIYEWU
Is the security crisis in Zamfara State caused by armed herdsmen or militia?
I have said this on the floor of the Senate before. As long as Nigerians fail to unite and give those people the name they deserve, we will continue to have problems. If we continue to refer to them as herdsmen, we would only be causing more confusion because Nigeria is multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-tribal. So, when you say Hausa men or Igbo men or Yoruba men or Ijaw men or Nupe men, they will feel it is an insult to them. So, calling them herdsmen is only compounding the issue and it will be convenient for them to continue to operate that way because we…
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