Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has vowed that the alleged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, thugs caught with AK-47 rifles and other
Addressing newsmen at his country home in Maradun town, Maradun Local Government Area of the State on Friday, Matawalle said that only security operatives were empowered by law to carry AK-47 rifles or any other sophisticated weapon.
According to him, the suspects would be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction as soon as thorough investigations are concluded. Commenting on the State’s Anti-Thuggery Committee, Governor Matawalle debunked the claim by the PDP that the committee was established to intimidate opposition parties in the State.
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