Tag: Zamfara State
Scores killed by bandits in Zamfara
Bandits have killed scores of residents following a raid on several communities in the Anka and Bukkuyum areas of Zamfara state.
Some villagers said that...
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...
FG to deploy Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits
The Federal Government is set for the deployment of 12 Super Tucano jets against bandits as part of concerted efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari...
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...
Paris Club Funds: Zamfara to forfeit $500,000, N500m to FG
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal today, December 15, 2021 set aside the judgment of Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High...
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...
Families of policemen killed in Zamfara recieve N5m cheque
Families of five police officers killed in the line of duty in Zamfara State have received N5,136,000 in compensation.
Ayuba Elkanah, the state's Commissioner of...
Nine killed, many others injured in fresh Zamfara attack
Not less than nine persons have been reportedly killed by bandits who attacked Tungar Ruwa Village located in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
Reports...
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...
