Tag: Gusau
Bandit leader, Bello Turji, releases 50 kidnap victims
Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly released more than 50 people who had recently been kidnapped in Zamfara state.
Eyewitnesses saw buses full of...
Zamfara commissioner resigns, accepts appointment in Imo
Rabi Shinkafi, Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs in Zamfara state, has resigned her appointment and taken up a job in Imo state.
Shinkafi disclosed...
Matawalle lifts ban on telecoms services in Zamfara
The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has announced the lifting of the state's ban on telecommunications services.
He made the declaration on Saturday at...
Zamfara woman arrested for supplying arms and ammunition to bandits
A 30-year-old woman has been nabbed in Zamfara State for supplying weapons and ammunition to bandits.
The woman, Fatima Lawali, was arrested on Thursday, October...
Six killed, many others injured as bandits attack Zamfara community
Six persons have been killed after an attack by a group of unidentified gunmen stormed Rijiya village in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
It was...
Intensify assault on bandits, COAS charges troops
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has charged troops of 8 Division and Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) to intensify their...
Doctors give Zamfara govt 2-week ultimatum to curb insecurity
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Zamfara has given the state government a two-week ultimatum to check the increased rate of insecurity in the...
Police rescue over 100 kidnapped women and children in Zamfara
The Zamfara State police command has revealed that over one hundres kidnapped victims have regained their freedom from the dens of kidnappers ravaging the...
Bandits release over 70 women abducted in Zamfara
Over 70 women abducted by bandits in Malele community, Zamfara have been released.
Although the reason for the release of the victims is still unknown,...
Secondary school VP killed, principal, others abducted by bandits in Zamfara
Armed bandits have abducted the Principal of Comprehensive Government Girls Secondary School in Moriki Hajiya Halima Na’Alain Zamfara State, whisking her away with three...
