Zamfara APC expresses fear over alleged use of armed groups in bye-election

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In the impending bye-election for the Kaura Namoda South State House of Assembly seat, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 16, 2025, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Zamfara State branch, has expressed concern about the potential deployment of illegal armed volunteers, referred as locally as “Yansakai.”

In Gusau, Yusuf Idris, the state publicity secretary for the APC, signed a statement expressing the concern.

The spokesman added that, “There were plans for the engagement of illegal security outfits in the election process by some desperate politicians.”

He said, “We have noticed the movement of some suspected miscreants in the state for them to participate in the forthcoming bye-election for Kaura Namoda South state assembly constituency.”

He also expressed fear for the voters’ safety, “This is an alarming situation used by the PDP in their desperate move to forcefully ensure that their candidate is declared the winner at the end of the election, no matter who gets wounded or killed.”

Idris claims that this demonstrates a conscious effort to level the playing field, calling on security services to move quickly and guarantee that only approved security entities—such as the police, SSS, and NSCDC—take part in the election.

Halliru Andi, the state publicity secretary for the PDP, rejected them as unfounded.

He said:“All the allegations by the APC against the PDP are not true.”

He charged that the APC was making up statements in an attempt to win the election out of fear and desperation.

He labeled the APC’s accusations “distractions meant to incite unrest” and urged the people and authorities of Zamfara to disregard them.

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