Zamfara: Angry youths chase deputy governor out of community

Youths successful Gwashi community, Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State connected Sunday chased distant the authorities Deputy Governor, Mani Malam Mummuni.

The confrontation occurred during a sojourn by Mummuni to commiserate with residents implicit bandit attacks.

He had visited the assemblage to sympathise with them and connection enactment to affected families.

The visit, however, turned chaotic arsenic aggravated youths confronted him and his entourage, venting their vexation implicit persistent insecurity successful Gwashi and surrounding communities.

A video from the country showed the infinitesimal hostility escalated, with information operatives attached to the Deputy Governor reportedly fleeing and abandoning their vehicle.

Gwashi and different communities successful Bukkuyum person travel nether repeated attacks, with residents facing superior information threats portion travelling betwixt villages and accessing section markets.

The incidental comes days aft gunmen killed astir 20 radical successful an ambush connected traders travelling nether subject escort successful the state.

The traders were said to beryllium travelling from Gwashi to Nasarawa Market successful Bukkuyum LGA connected Saturday, October 10, erstwhile equipped men attacked them astir 2 p.m.

Four soldiers, 3 policemen, 1 NSCDC serviceman and 12 civilians were killed successful the attack, portion 19 others sustained injuries, according to reports.

In a abstracted incidental astir a period earlier, six Islamic clerics were abducted on the Dakko-Damri feeder roadworthy successful Bakura LGA portion trave...