{"id":9482,"date":"2021-09-14T07:33:57","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T07:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=9482"},"modified":"2021-09-14T07:33:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T07:33:57","slug":"bandits-invade-community-set-house-of-zamfara-speaker-others-ablaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=9482","title":{"rendered":"Bandits invade community, set house of Zamfara Speaker, others ablaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Bandits invade community, set house of Zamfara Speaker, others ablaze<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By Muhammad Sabiu-Kaduna<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Bandits have set the home of the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Muazu Magarya, and other residents ablaze in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chairman of the Committee on Security and Prosecution of Bandits in Zamfara State, Abdullahi Shinkafi, confirmed the incident on Monday.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the bandits invaded the community and set ablaze some houses including that of the speaker.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to him, this was coming as a result of the ongoing onslaught by the military in Zurmi Local Government Area of the state.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Chairman of the committee, who visited the affected community to assess the security situation, said the government also wanted to provide support for victims and deploy more security operatives to protect the people.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Even though, he did not disclose whether lives were lost during the invasion by the bandits, he, however, said two suppliers of foodstuffs, petrol and other commodities to the bandits were arrested.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the suspects used boats to convey the products from Sokoto through Issa Local Council to the bandits in Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The two foodstuffs and petrol suppliers have been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution, he added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Source: Tribune<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandits invade community, set house of Zamfara Speaker, others ablaze By Muhammad Sabiu-Kaduna Bandits have set the home of the Speaker of Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Muazu Magarya, and other residents ablaze in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. 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