The student Affairs officer of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic Talatar Mafara Malam Sanusi Kaura was among those kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna express road on Tuesday.

He was kidnapped while on his way to the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) pre-mobilization training in Abuja.

Mr Sanusi Kaura was a former NASUU chairman of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talatar Mafara.

It could be recalled that, some suspected bandits stormed the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Tuesday and kidnapped over forty, according to the reports by some national dailies.

The polytechnic authority through the school website urged the public to include the abductee in prayers.

Zamfara State PDP state working committee has announced the suspension of the state party Chairman Rtd. Col. Bala Mande until after an investigation into the allegations raised against him is concluded.

According to the statement by the state party publicity secretary Abba Bello and issued to this medium by the PPS to the former Deputy Governor Aminu Umar Game-Game the Chairman was suspended over anti-party activities.

The statement added, “this becomes necessary owing to the fact that the State Chairman has been conducting the affairs of the party without the involvement of the State Working committee”.

The statement said his actions are in clear violation of the various sections of the PDP constitution.

It added, “this has become necessary to forestall the abuse of power and the derailment of the rules governing the running of the party”.

“The suspension is for a period of one month, this is expedient to allow the Working Committee to constitute a panel of inquiry into the allegation”.

“Considering the foregoing, the Vice Chairman Kaura Namoda zone, Mallam Ali Namoda will oversee the activities of the party for the period of his suspension”.

Bello further said, the state working committee has inaugurated a panel of inquiry to investigate this allegation.

The members of the panel are Ahmed Sani Kaura Chaiman, Bala Zurmi Member, Sanin Baba member, Abdulhadi Ahmed member, Suwaiba Bako Member
Abul Mustapha member while Barr. Ibrahim Jibril is to serve as Secretary.

The APC ward chairmen for Danjibga, Kwaren Ganuwa, Hayin Alhaji and Kunchin Kalgo have delivered a message of objection from their people on the creation of the Yandoto Emirate Council.

The party leaders who spoke during a grand political rally organized by the State Commissioner for Health Aliyu Abubakar Tsafe on Tuesday said, the position of the people of Sauri area in Tsafe Emirate is that “if the government is creating Yandoto Emirate to please the people of Sauri area definitely they are not interested.

They said the state Commissioner for Health should take the message to the state Governor that Yandoto Emirate is not needed by the people of Sauri area.

In a response, the state Commissioner for Health Aliyu Abubakar Tsafe assured that if the mission of the Governor for creating Yandoto Emirate is to please the people since they have demonstrated their displeasure, the Governor shall see reason to decline his decision in their overall interest.

He assured them that the message would be sent appropriately to the Governor for action.