Zamfara State
26 Jul 2023
Seven soldiers and several residents in the Kangon Garacce community in Zamfara State have reportedly been killed in an ambush by bandits. The attack occurred on Monday afternoon in the Kangon Garacce community, which is located in the Dangulbi district of the Maru Local Government Area, and several residents were killed. The troops were responding…
13 Jul 2023
Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has criticised amnesty programmes for bandits and terrorists because they have failed to achieve their purposes in many states. Lagbaja stated this when Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that beneficiaries see the programme as an opportunity…
11 Jul 2023
The police have confirmed that bandits killed four of its officers along Gusau-Bungudu road in Zamfara State. Zamfara State police command spokesman Yazid Abubakar confirmed the killing of the officers in a statement. Abubakar said the security personnel were ambushed by the terrorists while on a stop-and-search Patrol along the road. He said three of…
11 Jul 2023
Armed bandits attacked and killed four police officers serving in Zamfara State's Bungudu Local Government Area on Monday night. The officers were said to have set up a checkpoint along the Bungudu-Gusau Road when they were ambushed by armed bandits, who opened fire on them, according to a Channels TV report. A resident of Bungudu…
7 Jul 2023
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has signed an Executive Order restructuring the state government ministries from 28 to 16. In a statement on Thursday spokesperson to the governor, Sulaiman Idris, said the move is to cut wastage in government and eliminate duplication of functions. Idris said Governor Lawal signed the Executive Order at the…
6 Jul 2023
Bandits have killed an official of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Zamfara State, throwing members of the association into mourning.
4 Jul 2023
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of six persons in an attack by local vigilantes, Yan Sakai, in Kadamutsawa community of Bungudu Local Government Area. A statement on Tuesday issued in Gusau by the command spokesman, ASP Yazid Abubakar said the attack, which took place on June 28, left four people injured.…
26 Jun 2023
Sen. Abdulaziz Yari, representing Zamfara West Senatorial District, on Sunday donated N300 million to APC officials and supporters across the state.
4 Jun 2023
Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara on Sunday condemned Saturday’s bandits’ attacks on Sakiddar Magaji and Janbako communities in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Lawal made the condemnation in a statement issued in Gusau by his media aide, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. The governor described the attack as barbaric and unprovoked aggression on innocent people.…
2 Jun 2023
The governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has denied a report that claims he declared 9 trillion naira in cash, investment and property assets. Lawal, who was sworn in on Monday, May 29th spoke on Thursday during an interview with the Radio France International (RFI) Hausa. According to Lawal, the people of Zamfara State will…
19 May 2023
Following Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State’s bombshell, on Wednesday, that he and some other prominent Nigerians have evidence of corrupt practices against Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, civil society organisations...
16 May 2023
The Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) has begun a four-day training on public order and modern crowd management for no fewer than 100 police personnel in Zamfara. Speaking at the event in Gusau on Tuesday, Mr Bashir Umar, an NPTF Programme Coordinator, said that the training would imbue young police officers with public order policing…
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