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BANDITS KILL (3) AND ABDUCT (27) OTHERS IN ZAMFARA COMMUNITY

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8 months ago

July 28, 2022

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Some suspected bandits armed with deadly weapons had invaded Morai community in Talatar Mafara local government area of Zamfara state and killed scores of innocent people on Monday.

According to a confided source, the bandits came to the town of Morai in large number around 12:00am on Monday and went straight to some newly constructed residential quarters situated at the outskirt of the town.

On reaching the residence of one Aliyu Sarkin Fawan Morai they attempted breaking into his house before he raised alarm a circumstance that influenced them to fire a live gun-shot at him, and he instantly died.

They also shot at one other person who attempted to make an inquiry after hearing the sound of gun-shots fired at the late Aliyu Sarkin Fawa.

They entered the resident of another person, name withheld and moved him forcefully out of his home together with his wife before he resisted following them to the forest.

According to the source, the resistance triggered the anger of one of the bandits, who eventually shot him to death.

He said they later abducted (26) other persons alongside the housewife whose husband was killed during the operation.

Zamfara police command could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing this report.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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5 days 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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5 days 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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5 days 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.