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Insecurity: ZAMFARA to Recruit 1,700 CHARMERS to Ward off Bandits
The Zamfara Govt says it will recruit 1,700 local charmers in addition ask Force, CJTF, recruited earlier to address security challenges in the state.
The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy, Bello Dankande, said this in Gusau on Wednesday, at a security meeting with traditional rulers, Fulani leaders and local government council chairmen in the state.
He said government came up with the policy to recruit local charmers considering the increase in security challenges in the state. “In each of the 17 emirates, we are going to recruit 100 local charmers in addition to the 500 recruited per each emirate earlier.”