Tag: matawalle
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Zamfara gov signs death penalty for kidnappers, bandits and cultism
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has signed into law a death penalty on anybody found guilty of banditry, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as a bandits’ informant. He made the announcement in a broadcast to the people of the state on Tuesday morning. He said: “On the 28th of June this year, I assented…
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APC crisis: Stop washing our dirty linens in public, Matawalle cautions APC governors
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has pleaded with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors against washing their dirty linens in public glare over party’s crisis. The Zamfara Governor said this in a statement by Mr Zailani Bappa, his Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications on Friday in Gusau.
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Zamfara: 95 students, 449 others rescued from bandits in three months – Matawalle
No fewer than 544 people abducted by bandits in the last three months have been rescued by security operatives in Zamfara State, authorities have said.
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Insecurity: Matawalle makes U-Turn; says no more dialogue, amnesty for bandits
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says his administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits in the state. He explained that the decision became necessary since the bandits have failed to embrace the peace initiative earlier extended to them by the state government. Governor Matawalle stated this on Friday after attending the Jumat prayer at…
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Declare State of Emergency on security, Matawalle urges FG
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, has urged the Federal Government to declare a State of Emergency on security. The governor gave the advice when he received the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in-charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara, Ali Janga, on a courtesy call on Wednesday in Gusau. Matawalle said declaring a state of emergency was…
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Insecurity: Zamfara governor wants state of emergency imposed on Northern Nigeria
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has called for a state of emergency in the northern part of the country over the security challenges in the region. He made the call on Wednesday at a meeting with the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 10, Ali Janga, at the Government House in Gusau, the…
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Governor Matawalle officially registers as APC member, receives membership card
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and received his membership card. Governor Matawalle received his membership card on Wednesday at his polling unit in Maradun South 001. Two former governors of the state, Senator Ahmad Bakura and Mahmud Shinkafi as well as two…
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Matawalle suspends Joint Task Force in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has approved the immediate suspension of all the activities of the Joint Task Force on Zamfara State Road Traffic Agency (ZAROTA) headed by Col. Rabiu Garba Yandoto (rtd). According to a statement signed by a State Government spokesperson, Yusuf Gusau, the action followed the protest of the Tricycle Riders…
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No responsible leadership in Northern Nigeria – Gov Matawalle
Governor Mohammed Matawalle has lamented that the North lacks responsible leadership to steer it through troubled waters the region finds itself, as its ruling elite have no vision for the region beyond gaining political power. The governor also warned that banditry ravaging the Northwestern region of Nigeria can swallow the entire country if necessary measures…
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Defection to APC: PDP approaches court, seeks removal of Mattawalle as Zamfara governor
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to sack Zamfara Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle over his defection from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The request forms part of the reliefs being sought in a suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/489/2021 filed in the names of two PDP members from…