Tag: ZAMFARA
Four cooks abducted in Zamfara girls college – Police
Police in Zamfara have said that four cooks were
abducted at Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Moriki town on Wednesday
night.
The state police commissioner, Celestine...
Gunmen abduct two teachers, four students in Zamfara girls college
No less than six persons were on Wednesday night
kidnapped when armed bandits stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary
School in Moriki town of Zurmi local government...
Zamfara governor orders security chiefs to move closer to flashpoints
Zamfara
State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has ordered security chiefs to lead field
operations in the fight against bandits in the state.
Yari
said this on Monday as part...
Marafa offers to give Saraki another wife
Senator Kabir Marafa has teased Senate President, Bukola Saraki, with the idea of having another wife.
The senator representing Zamfara Central made the offer during...
FG suspends mining in Zamfara, gives foreigners 48 hours to vacate
The Federal Government has suspended mining activities in Zamfara, and ordered all expatriates involved in mining activities to leave the area within 48 hours.
Acting...
I’m not indifferent to killings in Zamfara – Buhari
President
Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday described himself as one of the “unhappiest” leaders
in the world as banditry has become a major social vice in his...
Army launches operation to end killings in Zamfara
The Nigerian army has launched Operation Harbin Kunama
III to end banditry in Zamfara State.
The operation will begin on Tuesday (today) according
to presidential aide, Bashir...
Air Force slams officials for flogging Zamfara suspects in viral video
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has condemned the flogging and physical assault of suspected bandits by military personnel in Zamfara State.
A video of some...
Appeal Court nullifies Zamfara APC primaries for governorship, assembly elections
The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto has upturned the judgement
of a Zamfara High Court on the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries that
produced the...
Bandits kill policeman, kidnap four others in Zamfara mining site
Suspected bandits killed one mobile policeman on guard and abducted four others during a raid at a mining site on Wednesday in Zamafara State.
An...