The Zamfara Government on Monday inaugurated a Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration, Peace and Security Committee to strengthen peacebuilding and security efforts in the state.
The committee is chaired by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Abubakar Nakwada.
Gov. Dauda Lawal, represented by his deputy, Malam Mani Malam Mummuni, inaugurated the committee in Gusau.
Nakwada, in his acceptance speech, said the committee would pursue reconciliation within the rule of law while ensuring that justice, accountability and community security were not compromised.
“We must work towards a structured, credible and nationally aligned DDR framework that complements ongoing security operations,” he said.
He said the framework would promote genuine disarmament and reintegration, strengthen community resilience and improve peace and security.
Nakwada cautioned that the process must not create a perception that perpetrators of violence were being rewarded while victims were neglected.
“For peace to be credible and sustainable, victims must see themselves at the centre of the peacebuilding process,” he said.
The SSG said reintegration must go alongside victim recovery, community rehabilitation and restoration of public confidence.
He also called for the establishment of a well-structured Zamfara victims’ support fund to provide coordinated assistance to victims and communities affected by violence.
According to him, the fund should support rehabilitation, psychosocial assistance, livelihood restoration, vulnerable families, education and community recovery.
After the inauguration, Nakwada led a joint delegation of peacebuilding teams to inspect the Operation Safe Corridor DDR camp in Tsafe Local Government Area.
He described the facility as a multi-billion-naira project donated by the Zamfara Government, saying it demonstrated the state’s commitment to peacebuilding across the North-West.
