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TRADITIONAL RULER IN KATSINA ARRESTED FOR AIDING BANDITS TO KILL HIS PEOPLE

Published

4 months ago

November 21, 2022

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Katsina State police command has announced the arrest of one of the community leaders from Gobirawa village in Faskari local government area of the state Mal. Surajo Madawaki.

He was accused of handing over one late Yahaya from his Gobirawa village to bandits, who was eventually killed.

He was arrested while on the run after he was declared wanted by the police.

SP Gambo isah who paraded the suspect before the newsmen on the 18th of November 2022 said, the suspect was accused of handing over one Yahaya a citizen of the village to bandits after he (Yahaya) succeeded in killing a bandit that attempted to kidnapped him while in his farm.

Thunder Blowers reported few weeks back how Yahaya was tight with a rope allegedly on the instructions of the community leader and asked each of the bandits who were twelve in numbers to fired shot at him as a revenge for killing their fellow bandit.

Apart from killing of Yahaya the bandits through the community leader also allegedly enforced a fine of N10,000,000 as cost of killing their colleague.

The community leader was also accused of refusing to hand over the AK-47 rifle of the bandits that was killed by Yahaya, and instead he took the rifle to one of the bandit leaders Hamza arguing that the rifle belongs to one of his boys who was killed.

The community leader in his narrative agreed that he has failed to hand over the rifle either to the security officer’s in concern or the superior traditional authorities alleged.

But he denied the allegation that he single-handedly invited the bandits to come and execute their mission against late Yahaya.

He affirmed that, he does not know how the bandits access their information and decided to descended on Yahaya who is now late, adding that the whole scenario took place in the open.

He added that in their community of Gobirawa bandits moved freely without any restrictions and as such they can access any information at their own will.

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FMR. ZAMFARA SPEAKER SCORES (229) TO DELIVERS POLING

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5 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

Published

5 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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5 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.