Nigeria: I never said Zamfara security initiative won’t work without me — Matawalle — Africa Links 24

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has dissociated himself from a report circulating that he claimed “Zamfara security initiative would not work without him.”

This is contained in a statement signed by Ahmed Dan-Wudil, the Media Assistant to the minister and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Sokoto.

Mr Matawalle described the reports as maliciously crafted to tarnish his good reputation and efforts, and undermine the Federal…