{"id":113409,"date":"2024-03-17T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/retired-soldier-begs-tinubu-to-intervene-in-zamfara-security-situation"},"modified":"2024-03-17T13:38:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T12:38:43","slug":"retired-soldier-begs-tinubu-to-intervene-in-zamfara-security-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/retired-soldier-begs-tinubu-to-intervene-in-zamfara-security-situation","title":{"rendered":"Retired soldier begs Tinubu to intervene in Zamfara security situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The former Commandant of the Zamfara State Anti Thuggery Agency and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bello Bakyasuwa has appealed to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to address the teething insecurity in Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>Bakyasuwa said many communities in the rural areas are now bandits\u2019 colonies, saying that there is a need for the president to intervene in the teething security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Bello Bakyasuwa, a retired soldier, lamented the escalating security challenges ravaging the entire State.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Gusau.<\/p>\n<p>He said the residents of the state are aware of the security situation ravaging the state for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The former Commandant of the Zamfara State Anti Thuggery Agency and a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bello Bakyasuwa has appealed to President Bola Ahmad Tinubu to address the teething insecurity in Zamfara State. 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