Zamfara
19 Jan
Combined ground and air troops under Operation Fansan Yanma have escalated their offensive against the notorious bandit leader
16 Jan
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced the approval of the recruitment of 2,000 teachers across the state as part of his administration’s commitment to improving education. Governor Lawal made the announcement during an Executive Council meeting at the Government House Council Chamber in Gusau. Lawal said the recruitment of teachers is part of his…
13 Jan
More reactions have trailed the killing of 16 vigilante members in Zamfara in an accidental bombing by Nigerian Air Force operatives. Reacting to the incident, the President of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shetima, lamented the action and urged a swift investigation. He said: “The recent reports of an airstrike in Tungar Kara, Zamfara…
13 Jan
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has dispatched a fact-finding team to Zamfara to investigate reported incidents of civilian casualties in recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Olusola Akinboyewa, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja.…
13 Jan
The troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma have successfully dismantled terrorists’ hideouts in Fakai area of Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre Operation Fansan Yamma, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi.…
13 Jan
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has vowed to investigate reports of loss of civilian lives following recent airstrikes it carried out at Tungar Kara in the Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. In a statement, Director Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olusola Fakinboyewa, said the force dealt a decisive blow to bandits…
13 Jan
A group of bandits linked to Bello Turji, a deadly bandit kingpin, attacked a mosque in the Birnin Yaro village in Zamfara state and kidnapped several worshippers on Friday night. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, reported that the group of bandits led their abductees into a forest. The exact number of abductees remains unknown.…
12 Jan
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with the government and people of the state on the accidental airstrike that led to the death of innocent people at Tungar Kara, Kakindawa village, Gidan Goga District, Maradun Local Government Area. In a statement in Gusau on Sunday, the State APC Publicity Secretary,…
12 Jan
Members of the Northern Star Youth Empowerment Initiative (NSYEI) have condemned the bombing of innocent civilians in an airstrike
12 Jan
The Zamfara State Government has lauded the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for its decisive airstrikes targeting bandits in Zurmi and Maradun Local Government Areas, even as it mourns the loss of civilians caught in the crossfire. Governor Dauda Lawal, through his spokesperson Sulaiman Bala Idris, issued a statement on Sunday expressing deep condolences to the families…
12 Jan
At least 16 civilians were killed in a military air raid in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara after a pilot mistook local self-defence forces for criminal gangs, residents told AFP on Sunday. The incident was the second deadly accidental airstrike to target civilians since the December 25 bombing of two villages in a raid…
12 Jan
Many people are feared to have lost their lives after another accidental airstrike hit the Tungar Kara community, Maradun Local Government Area in Zamfara state on Saturday evening. Intelligence source told counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, Zagazola Makama that the victims include members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard (ZCPG), vigilantes, and residents of the…
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