BEVERLY HILLS, March 02, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the declaration of Zamfara State as a “no fly zone” as part of efforts to tackle the security challenges in the state.
National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), who made this known on Tuesday, said the President also approved the recommendation that mining activities in the state should stop immediately.
Monguno disclosed these in an interview with State House correspondents at the end of a meeting of the National Security Council held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said, “The President has approved, based on our recommendations, the imposition and enforcement of a ban on all mining activities in Zamfara with immediate effect until further notice.
“He has directed the Minister of Defence and the National Security Adviser to deploy massive military and intelligence assets to restore normalcy to that part of the country.
“He has also approved that Zamfara State should be declared ‘a no fly zone’ with immediate effect.”
Mungonu further said that President Buhari directed security officials to clamp down on all those behind the security challenges being witnessed in the state and across the country.
He added that some people were already under surveillance.
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