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GUNMEN INVADES RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY IN ZAMFARA WHILE OBSERVING ASR PRAYER

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1 year ago

February 9, 2022

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Some suspected gunmen invaded Hayin Dan Machiji village of Ruwan Bore District in Gusau at around 4:00pm on Tuesday.

As at the early hours of Monday, the majority of the residents have fled out of the Hayin Dan Machiji village and move to places that are safer.

“Majority of us do not know where their family members are since we all ran for our dear life. Many of us sustained injuries including fractures as a result of running away from bandits”.

“They have fired shots at many of us and as a result, we have to run to neighboring villages for our safety”.

Some people were shots while many have been injured but some of us have been able to manage and escape.

They came while observing Asr prayer with heavy guns and opened fire on those sighted, it was a terrible and horrific situation.

They are used to invading our village, but this one came with a difference because they opened fire randomly”.

Another woman interviewed by BBC Hausa service said, she run away to Kwatarkwashi and abandoned her four children to their fate.

About ten of us in the group are on the run to Kwatarkwashi and many have left as I speak to you, no one would tell you the where about of anyone.”

Ask if they have seen those who were shot by the gunmen, the woman said they have seen some people being conveyed on motorcycles to the hospital as a result of gunshot injuries they have sustained.

Effort to speak to the police spokesperson in Zamfara SP Shehu Muhammad was not successful as at the time of filing this report.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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2 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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2 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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2 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.