FACT CHECK: No evidence Dauda Lawal ‘pardoned, freed convicted bandits’

On November 28, 2025, a group called Human Rights Watchdog in Africa (HRWA) issued a press statement, signed by its Executive Director, Samson Adamu, calling on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Zamfara after accusing Governor Dauda Lawal of “pardoning and releasing convicted bandits.” The post FACT CHECK: No evidence Dauda Lawal ‘pardoned, freed convicted bandits’ appeared first on Vanguard News.