GUN RUNNER ARRESTED WITH OVER A MILLION NAIRA IN ZAMFARA STATE

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2 years ago

March 21, 2021

Zamfara State Police Command said, it has succeeded in arresting a suspected gun runners who had been conniving with some syndicates to be supplying weapons especially AK 47 rifles to bandits.

State Police Commissioner Mr. Abutu Yaro declared this during a press conference in Gusau on Friday.

He gave the names of the suspects arrested as Ibrahim Adamu and Tsoho Dandela while a notorious bandit by the name “Dogo” is currently at large.

Mr. Abubtu Yaro said, the police command arrested the principal suspect one Ibrahim Adamu Gado after receiving credible information that, himself and one Tsoho Dandela all of them bandits from Kangon Marafa village of Bungudu Local Government concluded plan to purchase AK 47 rifles from one Dogo a notorious bandit residing in a bush under Zurmi local government.

He added that, a total of one million and seventy thousand naira (1,070,000) were recovered from his custody during the operation.

Mr Abutu further said, during interrogation, the suspect confessed to have collected the money from Tsoho Dandela with the mandate to taking it to Dogo in Zurmi forest.

He further told journalists that the investigation is on the progress aimed at apprehending other suspects and their partners in crime, and they would be charged in court.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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3 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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3 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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3 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.