Senators lament worsening insecurity in Zamfara, allocate N10bn to IDPs
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The lawmaker, however, lamented that despite efforts made to curb the menace, the activities of the bandits remain unabated. “I remember a part of the report from the delegation we sent to the state, said the whole of Zamfara engulfed, except one local government area. We don’t even know the state of that one local government area.
“Recently the state government engaged hunters and bullet charmers. That has still not solved the problem.
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