Police in Zamfara State have arrested the notorious gang leader of an outlawed group, “Yansakai’’ in connection with culpable homicide and incitement of public disturbance. Police spokesman in the state, SP Muhammed Shehu, stated on Thursday in Gusau that offence took place at Tungar Dutsi village in Bukkuyyum Local...
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Gov. Bello Matawalle on Friday thanked the coalition of 102 groups that handed him a N50 million cheque to buy the expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle’s appreciation is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Gusau by Malam Zailani Bappa,...
Zamfara State Government has dethroned the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of Dansadau, Alhaji Hussaini Umar, on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in banditry. The government also removed Alhaji Suleiman Ibrahim, District Head of Birnin Tsaba, in Zurmi Local Government Area from office, for a similar...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Wednesday expressed concern over the gradual return of banditry and kidnapping in parts of the state. Malam Zailani Bappa, Special Adviser on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications to the governor, stated in Gusau that Matawalle had noted the gradual return of bandits and...
No fewer than five students of the College of Health Science and Technology, Tsafe, Zamfara State have been kidnapped by armed bandits. It was learnt that the incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday. He said the bandits could not gain entrance to the school due to the...
Several locals have been killed by armed men suspected to be bandits during an attack on Tsafe town in Zamfara State. The assailants were said to have invaded the town which is the headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night. Neither the state government...
By EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna – Residents of Zamfara State have commended Governor Bello Matawalle for successfully hosting the 36th edition of Sheik Ibrahim Nyass Maulud celebration without any security infringement. The celebration which took place at a time when the state is facing security challenges, made it difficult to...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, fixed April 8 for adoption of final written addresses in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara and others. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after parties in the suit confirmed joining issues with...
The People of Zamfara State had made adequate arrangements to host 1.5 million people from within and outside the country, coming to celebrate the 36th edition of Maulud of Shek Ibrahim Inyas, on Saturday, March 5. Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Khalifa Attahiru, who disclosed this in an interview...
Suspected bandits have abducted the regional accountant of Nigerian Customs Service in charge of Kano & Jigawa State, Mr Mahassan Lawal. Mr Lawal was kidnapped late on Friday night in his country home of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The officer was whisked away by gunmen who...
At least two officers of the Nigerian Security and Defence Corps (NSCDC) have been injured during an operation that led to the arrest of 10 illegal miners in Zamfara state. The illegal miners were apprehended at two separate mining sites in Mutusgi and Tungabai communities, both in Talata Marafa...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governor of Borno State and chairman of Northeast Governors forum, Babagana Zulum, was in Gusau, Zamfara State, on Monday on behalf of governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States to show empathy and solidarity over recent attacks on communities by armed bandits....
There was pandemonium in Mareri Community, an outskirt of Gusau as armed bandits again, invaded the community and attempted to kidnap the Managing Director of Zamfara State Transport Authority (Mass Transit) Alhaji Aminu Adamu Papa and his family members. A neighbor who pleaded anonymity told Channels Television that the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – A former Minister of Aviation and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has called on Nigerians to unite against the foreign elements that are bent on killing innocent citizens and destabilising the country. Fani-Kayode, made the call while commiserating with...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has revealed why banditry will not end soon in the state. The governor attributed the continued attacks by bandits on innocent residents of various communities in the state to the activities of some individuals. He made the remarks on Monday while briefing State House...
The Zamfara State Government has announced the reopening of some primary and secondary schools on Monday, Jan. 17. The Acting Director, Quality Assurance, in the Ministry of Education, Malam Shehu Ibrahim, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday. The statement said public and private schools that...
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has expressed appreciation to the nation’s security forces for the achievements so far recorded in the fight against banditry and kidnapping in the North-West. Matawalle spoke at the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Gusau on Saturday. He said through the efforts of...
The death toll in the recent bandit attacks on Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara State has risen to 58, according to government sources. At least four villages were also burnt down in the attacks which started on Wednesday and lasted for about 48 hours. Local vigilantes...
Gunmen suspected to bandits have invaded six communities in Zamfara State, killing an unspecified number of people including women and children and displacing many others The affected communities are Rafin Gero, Laho, Wanu, Barayar Zaki, Lallaho, Kurfar Danya and Dutsin dan ajiya in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Area...
The police have rescued 21 schoolchildren kidnapped on December 31 by bandits at Kucheri Village, along Gusau-Funtua Road in Zamfara State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the development during a press conference on Saturday. Their freedom, he stated, followed efforts by police...