Friday, August 8, 2025 - Hundreds of protesters, mostly elderly women and nursing mothers from Jimrawa village in Dan Isa ward, Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, staged a protest at the Government House in Gusau on Wednesday.
They called for urgent government action to stop the ongoing
bandit attacks in their community.
Dan Isa is one of six wards where by-election is scheduled
to hold on August 16, according to the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC). However,the area is currently facing serious security
threats, with reports that many residents are being held hostage by armed
bandits.
One of the protesters, Maimuna Adamu, said most of their
husbands had been kidnapped, which is why the protest was mostly made up of
women.
Maimuna accused Governor Dauda Lawal of turning his back on
the community. She said he had not fulfilled his campaign promise to end
insecurity since he assumed office in May 2023.
A young protester, Auwalu Umar, also shared his grief. “They
killed my father, mother, brothers, and sisters. I’m living in total
loneliness. There is no one left to support or even advise me on how to live my
life,” he told reporters.
An elderly man who joined the protest but didn’t want his
name mentioned, criticised politicians for only caring about votes during
elections and ignoring the people’s safety.
“We won’t return home. We won’t leave Gusau until the
authorities give us assurances of our safety. We now believe that Governor
Lawal is avoiding us after we voted for him massively,” he said.
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