By Our Reporter
A former Director of the Department of State Services, Mr Mike Ejiofor has attributed the reduction in cases of banditry and attacks to the Ramadan fasting currently being observed across the country by the Muslims.
It would be recalled that the Sultan of Sokoto had announced the sighting of the moon last week which signifies the commencement of the Ramadan fast.
“It (banditry) is not coming down,” Mr Ejiofor said. “There’s a lull, especially in the North-West; you know we are observing fasting now. So that’s responsible for what we think is a lull in the issues of banditry, especially in the North-West where it is very prevalent.
“Some of them too pray. They are religious people. They don’t come from the sky. At times, they also want to pray to God. Even an armed robber will pray to God to save him from his operations.”