Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State Governor, has said the bandits operating in the state are those dislodged from the North East and North West of the country.
Speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Governor Sule said the bandits are taking advantage of the rocky nature of the state to operate and perpetrate crime.
He, however, disclosed that some hunters and members of vigilante groups in the state have making efforts to stem the activities of the criminal bandits.
“Hunters as well as the vigilante groups in Nasarawa State are able to follow because they are very familiar with the places,” the Governor said.
“The criminals in Nasarawa State are new, they are not from Nasarawa State, so as a result of that, our own people are more familiar with the ground and are able to follow where they are.
“We have some of the bandits that were dislodged from the North-West and the North-East and they found some of these hilly places in Nasarawa State comfortable.”
