FULL LIST: Zamfara Govt Shuts 11 Markets Amid Bandits' Sharp Practices

• The Zamfara government has again announced the immediate closure of 11 cattle markets in some local government areas of the state
• Legit.ng reports that this is contained in a statement by the commissioner for information and culture, Mannir Haidara
• According to Haidara, the action is part of measures to tackle the banditry attacks and cattle rustling in parts of the state

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Gusau, Zamfara state - The Zamfara state government has again shut down 11 cattle markets in some parts of the state indefinitely.

Legit.ng recalls that at least five markets were shut down in September.

Banditry: Zamfara govt shuts down 11 markets

As reported by The Punch on Thursday, December 28, Munnir Haidara, the state commissioner for information, said the closure of the markets was due to security reports about criminal gangs known locally as bandits using the markets to sell their rustled cows.

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Channels Television said the affected markets are Tsafe and Bilbis markets in the Tsafe local government area (LGA); Jangebe market in Talata-Mafara LGA, and Wuya market in the Anka LGA.

Others are Magamin Diddi market in the Maradun LGA; Galadi market in the Shinkafi LGA; Mada market in the Gusau LGA; and Sabon Birnin Danali in Birnin Magaji LGA.

The rest are Kokiya, Chigama, and Nasarawar Godel markets all in Birnin Magaji LGA.

The commissioner said:

“The state government finds it absolutely necessary to close down these markets due to security reports that the bandits are patronising these markets to sell off their rustled cows.”

Legit.ng reports that Nigeria's northwest and north-central states have long been afflicted by terrorism.

The situation has piled pressure on the federal government to do more to halt the illegal operations of the terrorists.

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Full list of affected markets:

1. Tsafe
2. Bilbis
3. Jangebe
4. Wuya
5. Magamin Diddi
6. Galadi
7. Mada
8. Sabon Birnin Danali
9. Kokiya
10. Chigama
11. Nasarawar Godel

Bandits kill DPO in Zamfara

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that a divisional police officer and two others lost their lives when armed bandits attacked the headquarters of Maru local government of Zamfara state.

Residents scampered for safety as the gunmen stormed Maru and shot sporadically.

Bandits kidnap Federal University Gusau students

Legit.ng also reported that some bandits kidnapped an unknown number of Federal University Gusau, Zamfara, students.

A resident in the Sabon Gida area, Nazeer Sabon-Gida, disclosed that the gunmen attacked the community and started shooting sporadically.

Zamfara residents flee as bandits abduct 110

Meanwhile, four communities in Maru local government area (LGA) of Zamfara state: Mahuta, Mutumji, Kwana, and Unguwar Kawo, have been abandoned following the abduction of 110 people by bandits.

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The Zamfara residents were kidnapped for refusing to pay N110 million monthly levy to a notorious terrorist leader.

Source: Legit.ng