Mr Shiisu said the suspects, aged between 18 and 52, were arrested in Sara and Old Gwaram town on June 6, at about 2:00 p.m.
The fund will be split between 191 beneficiaries from state service, 146 from the local governments and 214 from the Local Education Authorities.
Son of former Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa, Mustapha emerged the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for the 2023 poll in the state.
Kano has 132 delegates; Kaduna, 69; Katsina, 102; Kebbi, 63; Jigawa, 81; Sokoto, 69, and Zamfara has 42.
Aminu Ringim, a former PDP governorship candidate in Jigawa, has emerged as the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)’s governorship candidate.
Mr Buhari had asked the governors to identify the best prospect for the party’s 2023 flag-bearer.
A team of researchers at the Federal University Dutse has discovered some species of mosquitoes that are resistant to insecticide-treated nets in Jigawa.
The group said Mr Emefiele, through his policies as the apex bank chief, has been “working round the clock” to make Nigeria’s economy better “against all odds.”
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However, the Civil Defence said the cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
The police command in Jigawa says it has arrested five suspected kidnappers and armed robbers in Ringim local government area.
