Tag: Zamfara bandits
Bandits strike Zamfara again, scores of villagers killed
Bandits have attacked six villages in Zamfara state and left scores of villagers dead, according to Jamilu Magaji, Press secretary…
Photos: Weapons of war seized from Zamfara bandits
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has received 14 AK47 rifles and 10,000 bullets recovered from bandits by troops of Operation…
Confirmed: Zamfara Bandits have collected over N3 billion ransom
The Committee set up by Gov. Bello Matawalle to find solutions to banditry in Zamfara State, has disclosed that over…
Buhari commiserates with Zamfara, urges new administration not to despair
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with the government and people of Zamfara on the recent infiltration of bandits, who…
Banditry: Zamfara monarchs say air strikes killing innocent villagers
Zamfara Council of Chiefs on Thursday said many innocent villagers have been killed in misdirected air strikes by the military…
NAF launches operation ‘Tsaftan Daji’ to flush out bandits in Zamfara, other states
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday, launched operation “Tsaftan Daji” (Clean Forest), to flush out bandits in the North-West.…
Gov. Yari: Zamfara bandits have 500 AK-47 rifles, more equipped than security forces
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulazeez Yari on Tuesday in Abuja raised the alarm over stock-piling of arms by bandits operating in…
Buhari deploys fighter jets, security forces to hunt down Zamfara bandits
The Federal Government has assembled 1000-strong military force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch…
Air Force begins bombardment of Zamfara bandits
The Nigerian Air Force commenced aerial bombardments on Monday, in a joint military offensive to end the banditry in Zamfara…