Abu Sanni, a self-confessed bandit kingpin, has said that insecurity has become a business everyone benefits from.
Sanni, who says he helped mastermind the abduction of students of Government Girls Secondary School Jangebe, Zamfara, was interviewed by BBC Africa Eye in a forest in Zamfara.
The documentary titled ‘The Bandit warlords of Zamfara’, will air today, July 25.
Yusuf Anka, a journalist, went into remote bandit enclaves in the state to speak with the bandits.
Sanni told the journalist that the schoolgirls kidnapped on February 27, 2021, were taken by his gang as revenge against the government for sending the military after them.
“When the rainy season ended, they sent the military after us. We decided to show the government they should not interfere in our problems. We went to Jangebe and took the students. We wanted to get the government angry,” he said.
“We demanded N300 million but after negotiations, N60 million was paid for their release.”
Sanni said insecurity has become a lucrative business, adding that everyone, including the government, is benefitting from the violent attacks.