Nigeria, March 4 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of plotting a forceful take over of Zamfara State because of the security challenges confronting the state.

The party levelled the accusation in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan.

The North-west state is governed by a PDP governor, Bello Matawalle.

Hundreds of students were abducted from the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Zamfara State by some bandits on Friday last week.

They were, however, released in the early hours of Tuesday.

On the same day, the APC-led the federal government declared the state a 'no-fly-zone' just as it again banned mining activities in the state to curb the rising i...