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BANDITS KILL OVER 100 VIGILANTE IN KATSINA

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2 months ago

February 6, 2023

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Suspected bandits laid ambush on some members of the organized vigilante and killed (100) of them in Katsina State North West Nigeria.

So far (71) out of those killed have been buried according the Islamic rites while another (70) dead body are being searched for by the locals.

Over ten members of the vigilante group were also buried at Jargaba village as a result of the encounter.

The incident occurred when the local vigilante members had an encounter with the bandits at “Yargoje forest” in Kankara local government area of Katsina state.

A source added, “the encounter between the bandits and vigilante members lasted for close to (48) hours.

It also occurred when members of the vigilante attempted to rescue some bulls of cattle allegedly rustled by the bandits.

The incident leading to the death of over one hundred members of vigilante involved vigilante members from surrounding Yargoje forest mostly linked to Bakori, Kankara and Malumfashi local government areas of Katsina state.

Another source said, the casualty on the site of the vigilante members occurred; hence the bandits were armed with deadly weapons while members of vigilante groups were only armed with locally made guns.

Residents said they have demanded for the intervention of the security agencies when the encounter was ongoing, but to no avail.

President Muhammad Buhari has since condemned the incident and extend his message of sympathy to the people of the stars.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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1 week ago

March 18, 2023

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Former Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly Sanusi Garba Rikiji of the APC has scored a total of (229) votes to defeat the PDP who polls (61) votes only.

His poling unit is Rumfar Galadima (013) in Gusau the capital city of Zamfara State.

As for the result of the state house of assembly in his poling units, APC scored a total of (232) to defeat the PDP who polls (51) votes.

Rikiji is currently the house of reps candidate for Gusau and Tsafe in the 2023 election, whose election was declared inclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

He is contesting the seat together with the serving members Kabiru Amadu Mai Palace, who is from the opposition PDP.

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CHAIR ZBIRS, WORKS COMMISSIONER, DELIVERS POLING UNITS

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1 week ago

March 18, 2023

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The Chairman of Zamfara State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Ali Akilu Dama Bungudu has also delivered his poling unit.

His party the APC scored a total (173) to defeat the PDP who scored (111) votes.

Similar votes were also recorded for both political parties at the level of State assembly elections.

Similarly, Zamfara State Commissioner for Works Rabiu Garba Gusau has delivered his poling units with a wide margin to defeat the PDP.

APC scored (96) votes to defeat the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which scored (16) votes for both the Governorship election and state assembly for Gusau (1) at his poling unit.

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SHA’AYAU S. PAWA MAFARA SCORES (502) VOTES TO DEFEAT PDP WITH ZERO VOTE.

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1 week ago

March 18, 2023

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A political ally of former Governor Yari Sha’ayau Yusuf S. Paws has defeated PDP in his Township Primary school poling unit in Talatar Marafa local government area of Zamfara State.

According to an official result sheet, the politician who is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored (502) votes to defeat the PDP who scored (0) votes.

The politician has made history since 2015 by maintaining the only poling units which opposition party has never won a single vote during election.

He repeated the same history during the 2023 Presidential and national assembly elections conducted three weeks back, when PDP failed to score a single vote.