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ANKA-MAYANCHI ROAD UNDER SIEGE, POLICE SAYS, THE ROAD HAS BEEN CLEARED USING COMBINED SECURITY FORCES

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Suspected bandits have blocked Anka-Mayanchi road since around 8:00am on Friday.

A source from Anka informed this medium that they blocked the road around a place called “Tsamiyar Gezoji” a location which is between Tahsar Kuturu Jangebe junction and Anka town.

The source added that, Nasiru Yari Anka and Hussain Amacha were the first victims to fall in the hand of the abductors,, but they were later freed.

He said, after they were abducted, the kidnappers demanded for payment of (3) million naira from the kidnapped victims for them to be released before taking them to their camp noting that if they were taken to the camp their relations must look for money worth (N20M) to pay as ransom.

The source added further that after dragging, the kidnapped victims settled the kidnappers with (N1,200,000) before they were released.

As regard to the road they blocked, the source said, up to 2:00pm of Friday the road was not freed by the kidnappers, but he said later on, with the combined effort of the security forces the road has been freed and commuters have started moving.

In a related development, another group of suspected bandits launched serial attacks at Rafin Gero and Kadaddaba communities of Anka local government area on Thursday night.

He confirmed to this medium that three persons were killed at Rafin Gero during the attack.

Zamfara police spokesperson SP shehu Muhammad said with the combined effort of the police and other security agencies, the road has been freed and commuters are now going on with their normal life along the road.

He further said, the support air force has been requested and they would soon join in the patrol of the Anka forest.
He added that armed security men have been deployed to ensure patrol along the area.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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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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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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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.

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