The Zamfara State Government has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area, Aliyu Marafa, for conferring a chieftaincy title to a “notorious bandit leader”. Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Sardauna, announced the suspension in a statement on Sunday. Aleru was turbaned as Sarkin Fulani...
Zamfara State Governor
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State has faulted Governor Bello Matawalle’s directive to the people of the state to bear arms and defend themselves. In a statement, The Secretary of the PDP in the state, Faruku Ahmed, said the decision to allow...
As part of measures to tackle insecurity, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has okayed the death penalty for bandits, kidnapper among several others. The governor signed the law on Tuesday in Gusau, shortly after the House of Assembly recommended the death penalty for criminal elements. After signing the bill...
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says Gov. Bello Matawalle, would not resign his position as the state governor, as demanded by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP had urged the governor to resign following his defection from PDP to APC, as well as his inability to...