Tag: ZAMFARA
Bandit kingpin Bello Turji’s deadline for N30m payment worries Zamfara community
Residents of Moriki town in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State have expressed worry as the deadline given to them by the leader...
Police arrest suspected female gunrunner in Zamfara
The Zamfara Police Command has arrested a suspected female gunrunner for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to bandits.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
Bandits to face death penalty as Zamfara gov signs anti-banditry bill...
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle on Tuesday signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law.
The law has death penalty for those found...
Bauchi governor joins Zamfara in gifting district heads exotic cars
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has presented new cars to district heads and local government chairpersons in the state.
Mohammed said in a Facebook post...
Gunmen shoot commissioner’s son dead in Zamfara
The son of Mamman Tsafe, commissioner for security and home affairs in Zamfara and a retired deputy inspector general of police (DIG), has been...
Bandits place N2m ransom on two corps members kidnapped in Zamfara
Bandits have allegedly placed a ransom of N2 million for the freedom of two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) kidnapped in...
Kidnapped Zamfara emir regains freedom after 32 days
Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State Hassan Attahiru has regained his freedom after 32 days in the hands of kidnappers.
Abubakar Sahabi, the Magaji Rafin...
Banditry: Zamfara restores telecoms services in capital Gusau
After about a month, Zamfara State Governor Bello Matatwalle has ordered the restoration of telecoms services in Gusau the state capital.
The state government had...
Kaduna police confirm abduction of Zamfara emir
The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the Emir of Bungudu Hassan Atto and an unspecified number of commuters along the Kaduna...
DHQ dismisses pictures, videos of alleged mass burials in Zamfara
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed trending pictures and videos in circulation showing dumping of dead bodies into mass graves, purported to be bodies...