Gov Lawal Claims Appointment Letter for Suspected Terrorist Hadejia as Special Adviser Was Forged
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal denied on Wednesday that he appointed suspected terrorist Bashir Hadejia as a Special Adviser in his government.
Hadejia was arrested last Monday for alleged treason and was previously an adviser to the current Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, during his governorship.
After Hadejia’s arrest, a letter dated October 27, 2023, allegedly signed by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government, Mal Abubakar M. Nakwada, circulated online, claiming the state government had offered Hadejia a position.
However, during an interview, Lawal condemned the letter as a forgery.
“I did not appoint Hadejia as a Special Adviser,” he stated. “The letter’s date and heading appear suspicious. We clarified that it was a forged document. I always inform the media when I make adviser appointments, and I challenge anyone to prove otherwise.”
Lawal reiterated his administration’s commitment to transparency, asserting there is nothing to hide.
Discussing security in the north-western state, he stated that insecurity has significantly decreased, allowing farmers to return to their fields.
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He emphasized that the state government is collaborating with the National Security Adviser and the Ministry of Defence to improve safety for Zamfara residents, noting that the issue of insecurity is a long-standing challenge inherited over a decade, which cannot be resolved overnight.
“However, we are making conscious efforts to make sure we face these security challenges head-on.
“It is part of the reason why we set up the Community Protection Guards last year. I will say that it has gone down drastically, quite a number of people can now go back to their farms.
“What we are doing with the CPG in conjunction with other conventional security (agencies) is to make sure that people are able to harvest their farm inputs,” Lawal said.
