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GUNMEN KILLS (25) PERSONS AFTER ENFORCING (N40M) FINE ON ZAMFARA COMMUNITY

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1 year ago

February 5, 2022

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Some suspected gunmen have invaded Nasarawar Maifara in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state where they killed twenty-five people.

A source who spoke to BBC hausa said, earlier than the attack in Nasarawar Maifara, the bandits had enforced a peace-for-fine of (N40M) which the people of the community have paid.

He said, surprisingly, after paying for the fine they invaded the community on Wednesday and killed twenty-five people.

The most worrisome part of the whole thing was after the attack they frustrated our effort of picking the dead body of our relations for burial.

“We dragged with them for long before we could conduct burial for those killed in the attack”

“We have lodged our complaints on the authorities and all those that matters, but it seems no one is responsive to our demands and agitations” the source added.

Reacting to the story, police spokesman in Zamfara SP Shehu Muhammad informed BBC Hausa service that the police Commissioner together with the brigade commander of the Nigerian army and commissioner for security and home affairs have visited the community to commiserate with them.

He assured the people of Zamfara that police are working tirelessly to ensure that peace and stability has returned to Zamfara state.

He added further that the IGP has mobilized more police operatives that are to support the security operation in the state.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week 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.