Bombard Munhaye Forest; End Banditry, Zamfara Commissioner Charges Troops

Ibrahim Dosara, Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State has urged the armed forces to bombard the notorious Munhaye forest in the state in order to end the banditry ravaging the state.

Speaking on banditry activities affecting his state, Dosara said Munhaye forest shares borders with Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, and Kebbi, and serves as a major hideout for bandits.

“We have three major forests in Zamfara state that house the bandits. We have the area called Munhaye forest, which borders Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, Kebbi, and this forest houses predominantly the bandits we have in this part of the country,” Dosara said

“Most of these people have another forest that serves as a transit camp, where whatever cattle they rustle, whatever people they kidnap, they move to that forest which is called Gando forest. The forest borders Gummi, Anka, Bukkuyum, and parts of Birnin Gwari, and it is linked with the Munhaye forest, which is the main forest of the bandits.

“This is where the military now needs to strike very seriously, especially the air component that has started operations from Kaduna state, towards the part of Zamfara where the bandits are dominantly staying now.

“Like I told you, that Munhaye forest, it is joining the states. It is a very large forest. In fact, we can call it Sambisa of north-west states.

“That area is a terrible area for the states and unless that area is dealt with squarely, using air and other strategies of the military, this problem will continue to persist”, he added.