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BANDITS MOVE (32) COMMUNITIES OUT OF THEIR HOMES IN ZAMFARA LG.

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OVER (3000) PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TURN TO REFUGEES.

ZAMFARA TRADITIONAL RULER DECLARES FAMILY MEMBERS MISSING AFTER BANDIT INVADES COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING IN THE BUSH DUE TO THE FEAR OF THE BANDIT ATTACKS
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One of the sections of Zamfara state that is facing the hard way as a result of the activities of the armed bandits is Gummi local government.

The local government shares border with partly Sokoto through Tambuwal Kebbe and Tureta local governments, as well as Kebbi state through Zuru emirate council.

In recent time, the suspected armed bandits who have been waging deadly war against Zamfara communities since 2011 have now moved toward Gummi area taking advantage of the thick forest that link that part of Zamfara to the neighboring Kebbi and Sokoto to be attacking innocent people.

They have been consistently launching attacks on communities around the areas resulting in unwanted death and displacement of dozens of communities.

According to a source, there are estimated 3,227 residents from (32) communities in Gummi local government area that have been forcefully moved out of their homes due to the inhuman nature of the armed bandit operations.

The major parts of Gummi town that suffered from these serial attacks include Gyalange, Bardoki and Illela Awal and while lamenting the level of deteriorating condition of the displaced person from these invaded communities a source from the local-based community organization in Gummi said, the displaced persons mostly women and children were left helplessly to their mercy.

In an interview with the newsmen, the District Head of Bardoki Alh Kasimu Matankari said, “we were most terrified by these heartless bandits, they killed three people and injured two others in the recent attack they launched in our community lamenting that he could not trace the where about of his wives and children since after the attack.

“They ransacked our community, vandalized all the shops, carted away with food items, telecommunication gadgets including motorcycles and also shot at any citizens sighted during the operation” the traditional ruler added.

He stated further that “Hamza Kaura, Lawali and Mukhtar Letiman were those gruesomely killed during the attack while one Lawali Dan-chali was hospitalized at the General Hospital Gummi

In another development, another source informed this medium that “another group of bandits displaced people in eleven villages including Gwalli, Karaye, Barikin Daji, Loni, Lanke, Duddai, Gidan Illo Marina, Kwado, Sagon-Garbe and makaranta”.

He added that, “settlements under Ilella Awal in Gummi such as kurfa, Falam, Tsibiri, Falam Birni, Unguwar Gamji, Kwalmi Masama and Gabtu were terribly attacked by serial armed bandit attacks”.

“Recently on Sunday, another communities including Mai Kada, Unguwar Nima, Saran Gumawa, Katare, Masallachi, Magiro Danjafa and Gambanda Godabe were also attacked”.

The source added that villages in another part of Gummi affected by the armed bandit attacks within this week included Dangwai Babba, Dangwai Karama, Dan-Awo, Abu-Rufe, Unguwar Bawa and Dan Dutsi.

A health personnel who narrowly escaped death from one of the attacks told newsmen that in the village where he was serving, the bandits after launching the attack rustled over (45) cattle.

“we moved into the bush and slept behind the grasses for three days now to avoid being killed, a (32) year old Sani Surajo told newsmen.

“Our people were forced to move to GUSS and GDSS Gummi as refugees and as I Speak to you, we are not certain when to return to our respective villages due to the fear of the bandits” a source added.

“Our fear is for the attacks to escalate and reached the local government headquarters of Gummi because that will be too terrible. Life is becoming too harder for many of us living around Gummi villages”

Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara SP Shehu Muhammad said the police had received the report of the happening along Gummi area and already deployed police tactical teams to ensure that security has been enforced.

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ZAMFARA GOVERNORSHIP TRIBUNAL TO HOLD INAUGURAL SITTING IN SOKOTO FRIDAY.

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The Zamfara state Governorship election petition tribunal is to hold its inaugural sitting in Sokoto on Friday the 29th of June 2023.

This is contained in a letter of invitation signed by the Secretary to the tribunal Salihu Umar Esq.

Former Governor of Zamfara Bello Matawalle had through his counsel Usman O. Sule dragged Dauda Lawal, INEC and PDP to the tribunal challenging the declaration of Dauda Lawal as the elected Governor of Zamfara State.

Matawalle us challenging the non admissibility of the election result collated from Maradun by the state returning officer, non conduct of election in the four remaining Registration Areas of Birnin Magaji LG. as well as over voting in several poling units across the state.

He is praying for the tribunal to declare him winner of the 2023 gubernatorial poll having scoring over (98,000) votes in Maradun as against over (20,000) recorded as the score for his party.

Mr. Usman Sule (SAN) is to lead six other Senior Advocates of Nigeria, inclusive of Prof. Maiyaki in defending the petition filed by Governor Bello Matawalle.

 

 

 

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NO ROOM FOR RECONCILIATION: ZMSG TELL BANDITS

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Zamfara state government, through one of its spokesmans Mustapha Jafar Kaura has declared that the administration of Dauda Lawal will not enter into reconciliation with the armed bandits

Jafar who stated this via interview with the BBC Hausa insisted that Governor Dauda Lawal is saddened by the recent armed bandit tragedy that befallen the people of Janbako and Gora Namaye in Maradun local government area of the state.

He said apart from a message of condolences, the Governor had asked the security agencies to take the most decisive measures of address the deadly situation.

It could be recalled that on Saturday morning some armed bandits laid ambush on some members of a vigilante group and killed over twenty of them while they were on their way to offer reinforcement to the people of Sikkida community who were under attack by the bandits.

They also abducted over (30) women from Janbako community in the same Maradun local government council area.

Ten of the women escaped from captivity and while the police are insisting that they championed their rescue the locals said, the abductees freed themselves without the help of police or any security outfits.

 

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BANDITS KILL OVER (30) PERSONS IN SOKOTO

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Suspected bandits in their large number had launched deadly attacks on the people of Raka and Filin Gawa community of Tangaza local government area of Sokoto State.

The attack which resulted in the killing of over thirty persons left scores of others with critical injuries.

Apart from the number of those killed, four houses and some vehicles were also set ablaze by the bandits.

A source said, the bandits had been putting pressure on the locals to pay money in terms of fine before they were allowed to go to their farms.

“People of Tangaza and neighboring villages had been paying money to these bandits and to an extent that some communities such as Azam had to fled their homes because they had no money to pay to these bandits, and they had been putting pressure on them through constant threat of attacks and invasions.

Three months back they had invaded a village under Gwadabawa and rustled over (1,000) assorted livestock.

The source added that many communities had been under the rule of the armed bandits for sometimes now because the government could not do anything to save the people in the hand of these bandits.

The Sokoto State police Spokesperson ASP Ahmad Rufai has confirmed the incident via an interview with the BBC Hausa service on Monday morning.

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