Zamfara state Government has approved the immediate reopening of Gummi, Anka and Bukkuyum local governments, as well as all the towns, roads and markets recently closed by the government due to heightened insecurity in some parts of the state. The approval followed the satisfactory reports received on security situation in the affected communities. In view of the above,the government has lifted the embargo it enforced on political activities in the state. However, people are advised to conduct themselves in accordance with the rule of law, as government will…
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Arms bearing and the Nigerian reality, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Saturday, June 25, 2022, a colleague sent some disturbing pictures and material to me for publishing. The images were reminiscent of a war situation, of people in long queues with a few salvaged belongings, babies strapped to their mothers’ back, little ones managing to pace up with their parents, placard-carrying teenagers in staged, meek protest, overloaded Voxwagon golf cars and other pictures of a muffled town that has just been deserted. Welcome to Mada town in Zamfara, though not officially at war, but whose residents, nevertheless had to flee their…
