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BANDITS KILLED SEVEN VIGILANTE IN ZAMFARA

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Some residents of Mada community in Gusau local government area of Zamfara state have fled their homes as a result of armed bandit attacks, which led to the death of seven (7) vigilante members in the area.

BBC Hausa service reported that, among those killed include a popular vigilante leader which is known in the area.

A source said, members of the vigilante in the area spent hours exchanging fire with the bandits without the help and support of the conventional security operatives, especially the army operatives who are stationed in the area.

Narrating how the incident occurred, the source said the bandits attempted to invade Mada district since 10:00pm on Sunday but were prevented by members of vigilante who engaged them on fire exchange.

He further said, few days back some suspected armed bandits who specialize in road blockage along the area have been arrested and later killed by the people of the area.

“Our greatest concern is that when the military operatives that are stationed in the area were invited to support the vigilante, they refused to come until after casualties are recorded on the site of the vigilante, and they later went and picked the corpses”.

“When it is time for the vigilante members to prepare for the fasting some of them came back to prepare and the remaining that were left in the defensive were re-engaged by the bandits leading to the killing of seven of them”.

“The soldiers have means of communication with the vigilante and when they were called, they moved toward the main stream at the exit part of Mada town, but they refused to move head-on and help the vigilante until after seven of them were killed, they then went to pick the corpses. I went there and I saw them”.

When asked why they did not invite the police if the army refused to offer help to the members of the vigilante, the source said “if the army refused to confront the bandits how do you expect the police to do the same? They can do it”.

Asked why he said police cannot do it, he replied “before the members of vigilante re-grouped to defend the town, the bandits used to come into the town do what they want to do and leave, and you cannot make the mistake of reporting them to the police. Last time they came to the main town and enforce fine on one of my friend on the broad-day light and nothing happened”.

He said villages of Rafi, Ajja, and Mutu had been under the control of the armed bandits for sometimes now.

Zamfara police spokesperson SP Shehu Muhammad confirmed the development to BBC Hausa service and stated that, more armed police officers have been deployed to strengthen the security of 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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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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