The North-Central Writers Advocacy Group (NCWAG) has expressed deep concern over reports that the Zamfara State Government, led by Governor Dauda Lawal, secretly released a large number of convicted terrorists and bandits from correctional centres in the state.
In a statement issued in Jos on Saturday and signed by the group’s coordinator, Irimiya Dunat, NCWAG called on the Presidency, the National Security Adviser, the National Security Council, the Ministry of Interior, and the Attorney-General of the Federation to immediately investigate the allegations and inform Nigerians of the true situation.
According to the group, media reports claim that 291 convicted Boko Haram members and 219 armed bandits were released under unclear circumstances.
These individuals were not awaiting trial but had been convicted of serious crimes, including terrorism, mass killings, kidnapping, and the destruction of communities acts that have fuelled insecurity in the North-West and across Nigeria for years.
