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ARMED BANDIT ATTACKS: GOV. BELLO MATAWALLE CHALLENGES ATTAHIRU BAFARAWA OVER CASUALTY FIGURE.

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Governor Bello Matawalle has challenged the former Governor of Sokoto State Attahiru Bafarawa to provide proof of over (1000) persons whom he alleged were killed in the recent attacks at Anka and Bukkuyum local government councils by suspected bandits.

Governor Matawalle who spoke during an interaction with federal government delegation who were in the state for a condolence visit said, the state government of Zamfara is not happy with the comment credited to former Governor of Sokoto Alh Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa where he said, over (1,000) people have been killed during the armed bandit attacks in Anka and Bukkuyum.

He said, according to the record available, the law enforcement agencies have reported that, (58) have been killed in the attack.

“Our findings as a government show that 36 people were killed in Bukkuyum local government area and 22 in Anka, making the number of those killed at (58).

The Governor said, to the best of the public knowledge “there has not been any other attack in the areas that gave additional numbers.”

The Governor however, sought for a review of the approach to the fight against armed banditry adding that a plan of action needed to be developed to chat the way forward

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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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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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