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ZAMFARA POLICE RESCUE (60) YEAR OLD KIDNAPPED VICTIM, ARRESTS EIGHT SUSPECTS

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12 months ago

March 27, 2022

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Zamfara state Police Command has announced the rescue of (60) years old kidnapped victim from Gummi local government area of the state.

Police Spokesperson SP Shehu Muhammad in a press conference said, the suspect whose name is given as Hajiya Inno was kidnapped by some suspected kidnappers belonging to the gang of the notorious bandit commander Bello Turji on the 21st of March 2022.

SP Shehu further said, eight other suspects including a commander to the popular bandit leader Kachalla Turji were arrested.

He gave their names as Umar Alhaji Abdul, Buban Buba, Abubakar Shehu, Abdullahi Umar AKA Sangamere, Siddi Masallaci, Muhammed Ajiya, Samunu Bala and Muhammad Bala.

Shehu further said the rescue of the kidnapped victims was as a result of the effort of the Police in Gummi Division, who intensified surveillance after receiving report about her abduction.

He said the suspects are in police custody undergoing investigation and would soon be charged to court.

He added that the victims who hails from Gambandar Magero in Gummi local government area of the state has since been reunited with her family members.

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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.