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GUSAU-FUNTUA HIGHWAY: HOW CP KOLO IS DEPLOYING NEW TACTICS TO SECURE THE ROAD

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The occurrence of fresh attacks on commuters along Funtua-Gusau road since last week has become a serious source of concern to the people of Zamfara and indeed the neighboring states of Katsina.

From Monday last week to now no one can provide a clear estimate of those kidnapped along Gusau-Funtua highway, especially in between Tazame and Yandoto as well as between Kucheri and Magazu particularly along that strategic location called “Marabar Kyaware”.

The most popular of the kidnapping incidents that happened along the highway within the week under review was the one involving retired Col. Rabiu Lawal Yandoto.

He was kidnapped according to a source in between Tazame and Marabar Yandoton Daji alongside his two biological kids and a political associates.

People of Zamfara became scary of the new development hence the cases bandit attacks from Monday last week to date had multiplied tremendously with people becoming more scaring as to the strengths of the security agencies to tackling the challenges of insecurity along the highway.

Clearly, however, the recent rescue of the (15) abductees by the police operatives has brought some fresh air to the mind of the people plying thag very important road.

They were released as a result of their abandonment by their abductors due to the massive manhunt of the bandits by the police tactical operatives in collaboration with the joint security forces including the local vigilante.

CP Kolo who assured that police are on track to securing the highway, insisted that, immediately the command received the report of constant attack of Gusau-Funtua highway, it deployed armed police tactical operatives to take over patrol and surveillance of the highway.

The CP said he personally participates in the patrol of the highway on daily basis and make sure that there is no fresh incident that took place along the highway.

He said with the public support, the command will by the Special will of Allah make the road safer for the commuters and also ensure that the suspected bandits are tracked and brought to justice.

On the release the (15) abductees, the Police Spokesperson in Zamfara SP Shehu stated that the victims were debriefed and clinically examined and would soon be reunited with their families.

Commuters along the embattled highway have confirmed that the condition of the road is improving as police intensified operations and constant surveillance as well as patrol of the highway.

The state government is also providing logistics to empower the military to sustained their regular surveillance of the area especially from Kwatarkwashi to Sheme.

 

 

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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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