Ado Aleiro, the notorious bandit who was turbaned as Sarkin Fulani, in Yantodo Emirate of Zamfara State, has said he did not beg for the title bestowed on him by the Zamfara State Emirate Council.
Gatekeepers News reports that Emir and the elders of the community honoured him with the title, a step believed to prevent future attack by his men.
They bestowed the title of Sarkin Fulani on him in the presence of the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, and other Government functionaries.
The development however generated criticism which led to the suspension of the Emir.
Also, the Katsina Police Command had said Aleiro had been on the wanted list for kidnapping and killing of innocent souls.
On Sunday, while speaking with Deutche Welle (D.W) Radio, Aleiro said it was the community that begged him to receive the title.
According to him, “Honestly I didn’t solicit for the title, I was summoned by the Emirate, which initially, I rejected it.”
“After consultations with our leaders over the development, they suggested that I shouldn’t turn down the offer since the new emir insisted it had to happen in his emirate; that was how I accepted it,” he said.
He also denied being the mastermind of killing of over 100 people in Kadisau village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, adding that he did not know the person responsible for the attack.
