Zamfara Government has approved the immediate reopening of four additional markets in the state.

The security-challenged state gave the approval following what it called satisfactory reports received on the security situations in the affected communities.

The state government had earlier reopened seven markets which included Kaura Namoda, Kasuwar Daji, Gusau, and Danjibga.

Others are Tsafe, Talata Mafara, and Gummi markets which had been running smoothly.

Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, on Wednesday in Gusau listed additional markets to be reopened as Dansadau, Maradun, Bungudu, and Maru.

“The decision to reopen the markets was informed by the series of reports received from the communities on some sanity in the security situation,’’ he said in a statement.

He explained that the government also took the decision following an agreement with the markets leaders that criminal activities would not take place at the markets and lives and property of individuals would be safeguarded.

He expressed the government’s gratitude to the people in the state for their support and cooperation as well as prayers they had been offering for it.

Dosara also commended security agencies for tirelessly neutralizing bandits and flushing them out of the state.

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He added that recent onslaughts on bandits in various parts of the state had been yielding positive results.

Dosara assured that government would continue to work hand-in-hand with security agencies and would provide the necessary support and assistance to make their jobs easy.