{"id":135267,"date":"2023-12-28T12:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/zamfara-govt-shuts-8-markets-where-bandits-allegedly-sell-stolen-cattle\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T12:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T12:13:59","slug":"zamfara-govt-shuts-8-markets-where-bandits-allegedly-sell-stolen-cattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/28\/zamfara-govt-shuts-8-markets-where-bandits-allegedly-sell-stolen-cattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara Govt Shuts 8 Markets Where Bandits Allegedly Sell Stolen Cattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>As part of efforts to reduce criminal activities in the society, the Zamfara State Government has shut down 8 cattle markets in some parts of the state indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, by the state\u2019s Commissioner for Information, Munnir Haidara, adding that the decision followed security reports that the bandits were using the markets to sell off their stolen cows.<\/p>\n<p>The affected markets according to Haidara are: Tsafe, Bilbis markets, Jangebe market, Wuya market in Anka local government, Magamin Diddi market, Galadi market, Mada market, Sabon Birnin Danali in Birnin Magaji LGA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RAED MORE:\u00a0Zamfara Man Killed For Stopping His Daughter From Marrying A Bandit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said: \u201cThe state government finds it absolutely necessary to close down these markets due to security reports that the bandits are patronising these markets to sell off their rustled cows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity personnel have since been directed to arrest any person found in these affected markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-501870995\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of efforts to reduce criminal activities in the society, the Zamfara State Government has shut down 8 cattle markets in some parts of the state indefinitely. 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