{"id":121645,"date":"2021-12-16T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=121645"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T09:13:12","slug":"banditry-zamfara-assembly-recalls-suspended-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/16\/banditry-zamfara-assembly-recalls-suspended-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Banditry: Zamfara Assembly recalls suspended lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Zamfara State House of Assembly has recalled two of its members it suspended for alleged links with bandits.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers took the decision after unanimously adopting the report of their Ethics and Privilege Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The two lawmakers, Ibrahim Tudu-Tukur (Bakura) and Yusuf Anka (Anka) were suspended in October over alleged links with bandits in their respective areas.<\/p>\n<p>A member, Yusuf Kanoma, had moved the motion for their suspension, alleging that Messrs Anka and Bakura \u201dwere jubilant over the kidnap of the father of the Speaker, late Alhaji Mu\u2019azu Magarya\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But the lawmakers denied the allegation and later said their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/10\/08\/pdp-voids-orbihs-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspension<\/a> was politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the two local government areas the lawmakers represent are among the hardest hits by bandits\u2019 attacks and kidnappings.<\/p>\n<p>Cleared of aiding banditry<br \/>\nAt the plenary sitting of the lawmakers on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Ethics committee, Kabiru Dansadau, presented the report of the committee to the House.<\/p>\n<p>The committee cleared the two lawmakers of the allegation of aiding bandits\u2019 activities in their areas.<\/p>\n<p>A member of the House from Zamfara West, who sought anonymity, told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone that the members were recalled \u201dbecause nothing was found against them\u201d and because \u201csome elders in the state have intervened in the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson of the speaker, Mustapha Jafaru, confirmed the recall of the suspended lawmakers but denied that it was because of external intervention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can only tell you that the House accepted the recommendations of its own committee. The Speaker commended the committee for a thorough job and commended the suspended lawmakers for respecting the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the lawmakers would resume sittings in the new legislative year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zamfara State House of Assembly has recalled two of its members it suspended for alleged links with bandits. The lawmakers took the decision after unanimously adopting the report of their Ethics and Privilege Committee. 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