Kwatarkwashi Rock, Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria
Kwatarkwashi Rock is about 350 meters above sea level and has a massive landmass of about 1 square mile. The Rock is located in Kwatarkwashi Town of Bungudu local government area, 12km from Gusau, the capital city of Zamfara, Nigeria.
Kwatarkwashi rock is a magnificent granitic rock formation, beautiful to behold. The surrounding scenery offers natural ambience for relaxation and adventures. It is one of the most exotic natural rock formations in Nigeria.
According to local legend, some powerful spirits lived in the rock thereby forcing hunters to settle around the foot of the rock, that was how kwatarkwashi town came to be. Settlers in the past use the rock for worship, and the performance of the ceremony called 'Daukar Maiki' (catching of the eagles). Eagles used to live in the caves and catching them was the main feature of Daukar Maiki.
There are caves where the locals used to hide during difficult battles within the rock; the biggest of the caves can hide a thousand people. The rock is also home to a natural spring that never runs dry, providing cool, refreshing water for locals.
Kwatarkwashi Rock is an ideal place for excursion, picnics, sightseeing, bird watching and relaxation.
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Foreigners buy gold with arms in Zamfara — Governor Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle has announced that foreigners are buying gold and other precious mineral resources with arms in Zamfara state which he governs.
The Zamfara state Governor who disclosed this after presenting some gold bars and other precious stones mined in his State to President Muhammadu Buhari, said his administration decided to embrace the Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Development Initiative to stop the criminal act being championed by illegal miners in the state.
Matawalle said;
“It’s very important to us as a government, particularly, the issue of insecurity, to know the root cause of insecurity. Zamfara state is blessed with many minerals resources and some people outside the country come in to buy gold and other precious stones and sometimes instead of paying people, they pay back with arms. I did some investigations. So, the state government will be buying some of these minerals so that we can block that chain. So, now the state government is engaging the miners. We’ll be buying some of this gold from them with the limited resources we have.
Commenting on the security situation in his state, Matawalle opposed the call for sack of the service chiefs who according to him need the support of all stakeholders.
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