* Zamfara Banditry: CSOs accuse Defence Chief of inaction to stem killings * 'Buhari, APC must respond to petition by Atiku before April 11' - Tribunal

APRIL 7, 2019 Politics Zamfara Banditry: CSOs accuse Defence Chief of inaction to stem killings A coalition of civil society groups has blamed the [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [NEWSLETTER BANNER](  [PZ advert]( APRIL 7, 2019 [Politics]( [Zamfara-Killings]( Zamfara Banditry: CSOs accuse Defence Chief of inaction to stem killings A coalition of civil society groups has blamed the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, for his alleged inability to address insecurity in Zamfara. The coalition made up of the Peoples Alliance for Indigenous Rights (PAIR), Society for Gender Equity (SGE), Network for Onward Nigeria (NeO), and The Peoples Collective (TPC) accused the defence chief of doing little or nothing to stem the killings. 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