Tag: Zamfara
Reign of terror in Zamfara as bandits kill another 30
Zamfara state is under siege by bandits who kill with impunity and then escape. Zamfara police spokesperson Mohammed Shehu told…
Road crashes decline by 48.2% in Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zone RS10 has said that road crashes have reduced in comprising Sokoto, Kebbi and…
Zamfara APC candidates: Court strikes out motion seeking stay of judgment
The Court of Appeal Sokoto Division on Friday struck out a motion seeking a stay of the judgment delivered by…
APC lauds INEC, security agents over peaceful conduct of poll in Zamfara
The Zamfara chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies over…
Cholera kills 130 people in Zamfara – Group
The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Emergency Working Group says no fewer than 130 people died of cholera in…
Gunmen kill 15, kidnap 6 women in Zamfara
Police in Zamfara on Tuesday confirmed the killing of 15 persons and kidnap of six women by gunmen in Gusau…
APC postpones presidential rally in Zamfara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its Presidential Campaign Rally in Zamfara State from Feb. 3 to Feb. 10.
Bandits kill 2 Nigerian soldiers, 2 vigilantes in Zamfara
Troops have neutralised activities of some bandits in Zamfara, in an operation to rid the state of criminal elements. The…
2,868 corps members to participate in election duties in Zamfara
A total of 2,868 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members are expected to participate in the conduct of the upcoming…
Police foil planned attack on Zamfara communities, arrest gunrunner
The police command in Zamfara has foiled planned attacks on some communities in the state and arrested a notorious gunrunner…
NAF neutralises bandits near Doumbourou hill, Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force, says Air Task Force (ATF), of Operation DIRAN MIKIYA has destroyed another armed bandits’ hideout and…
Air Force hits bandits in Zamfara, kills many
The Nigerian Air Force has raided the hideout of armed bandits in Zamfara, killing many of them. The Air Task…
FG to mobilise additional security in Zamfara – Dambazau
The Minister of Interior, Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), has assured Nigerians of the Federal Government’s readiness to deploy additional…
Buhari: Horrendous killings in Zamfara, others must stop
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the killing of innocent Nigerians in some communities in Zamfara State, saying that…
Police deploy another unit to tackle bandits in Zamfara
Police have deployed another unit to Magami village in Maradun local government in Zamfara to tackle rampaging bandits, who again…