Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Strong reactions are trailing the death of Magaji Lawali, a staff of Yandoto Emirate Council, in the hands of members of the Zamfara State Government security outfit.

The Community Protection Group (CPG) was formed recently by Governor Dauda Lawal to help the conventional security agencies in the fight against terrorism in the state.

Mr Lawali was said to have been picked up by the members of the CPG for questioning over his alleged ties to terrorists, especially Ado Aleru, a notorious bandit.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered from local sources in Yandoto, a community inTsafe Local Government Area of the state, that Mr Lawali was arrested last Saturday alongside others suspected of aiding banditry in the community.

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