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DAMBA HOUSING ESTATE CAME UNDER ATTACK BY GUNMEN FOR THE SECOND TIME

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Some suspected gunmen had again invaded Damba Housing Estate in Gusau at the late hours of Sunday

According to the Managing Editor of this medium, the gunmen started shooting sporadically within the estate around 12:30pm, when the majority of the residents have retired to bed.

He said they were engaged by the local vigilante stationed in the area at the first instance, but later had to be supported by the army when the sounds of their gunfire continue to ring the air.

“They have shot one of the vigilante members, and he is currently on admission at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital and the Sole Administrator of Gusau local government has taken care of his medical bill”.

“This time around they came in large number, and they are over one hundred. They laid ambush around an upstairs at the tail end of the quarters and when the community vigilante noticed their suspicious movement and within the shortest possible time they started opening fire on the vigilante.

He added that based on the information the residents receives, the gunmen succeeded in abducting some married women within the estate.

Less than two weeks back, it could be recalled that same group of gunmen attacked the resident of ASUU Chairman of the Federal University Gusau which is located at Damba area and abducted five of his family members who are yet to be released.

They have also abducted another staff of the Federal University Gusau Alh. Abbas who is also yet to be released.

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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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