The Zamfara State government has distanced itself from purported plans by the Federal Government to negotiate with bandits in the state.
The government was reacting to claims in some quarters that the federal government has assigned some individuals to move round the North-West state and negotiate with the bandits
The state Commissioner of Information and Culture, Mannir Mua’zu Hidara Haura, in a statement on Saturday in Gusau, described the move as illegal.