{"id":15683,"date":"2023-04-23T18:13:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-23T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=15683"},"modified":"2023-04-23T19:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T19:23:36","slug":"zamfara-state-government-reinstates-dethroned-emir-garba-mafara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=15683","title":{"rendered":"ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNMENT REINSTATES DETHRONED EMIR, GARBA MAFARA\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNMENT REINSTATES DETHRONED<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">EMIR, GARBA MAFARA<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zamfara state government has reinstated Garba Marafa the emir who was dethroned for conferring traditional title on Ado Aleiru a known Bandit kingpin in the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a public announcement signed by the secretary to Zamfara State Government Alhaji Kabiru Balarabe Sardauna, &#8220;the reinstatement which is effective today, Sunday, April, 23rd is based on a recommendation by a committee set up by the state government.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201dThis is to inform the public that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON, (Shatiman Sokoto), has approved the reinstatement of Alh. Aliyu Garba Marafa as the Emir of Birnin Yandoto.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201d His reinstatement is based on the recommendations of the Committee constituted to investigate all issues pertaining to the conferment of a traditional title to a repentant bandit, Ado Aleiru.\u00a0 \u00a0The committee found no evidence of any ill motive or collaboration between the Emir and the bandit.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15684\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p8-1-1-383x600-1-192x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p8-1-1-383x600-1-192x300.jpeg 192w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p8-1-1-383x600-1-268x420.jpeg 268w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/p8-1-1-383x600-1.jpeg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\u201d Based on the findings of the committee, the traditional title was conferred on the repentant bandit as part of peace building efforts between the repentant bandit and banditry-affected communities in Tsafe and Gusau Local Government Areas, which include Yandoto town.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The reinstatement takes immediate effect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">It will be recalled that the Zamfara state government had in a public announcement disassociated itself from the controversial turbaning \u201cThis is to inform the general public that the Zamfara State Government has dissociated itself from the alleged turbaning of a Sarkin Fulani by the Emir of Birnin \u2018Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area. In this regard, the State Executive Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, MON (Shattiman Sokoto) has directed for suspension of the Emir with immediate effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNMENT REINSTATES DETHRONED EMIR, GARBA MAFARA Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria Zamfara state government has reinstated Garba Marafa the emir who was dethroned for conferring traditional title on Ado Aleiru a known Bandit kingpin in the state. 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