TROOPS of Joint Task Force, Operation Haderin Daji, Northwest (OPHD) have neutralized two terrorists and rescued five kidnapped victims, including a child in an intensive clearance operation in Zamfara State. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital on Friday, by the spokesman of …
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Zamfara State Govt Will Never Dialogue With Bandits – Governor Lawal
THE Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has insisted that his administration would never dialogue with bandits across the state. He said negotiating with bandits only gives them more room for operation and leverage to do more terrible things. The governor reiterated that his government would never go into negotiating with …
Read More »Zamfara PDP Seeks Probe Of Alleged Bribery Of Tribunal Judges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Zamfara State chapter has expressed concern over an allegation of bribery against Judges of the Zamfara Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto State. The party was reacting to a widely circulated leaked audio, wherein a staunch supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and online …
Read More »Court Frees Man In Zamfara After 3 Years In Prison For False Information
After spending three years in prison, a High Court 1in Gusau, Zamfara State has discharged and acquainted Nasiru Garba (Mo) who was arraigned for alleged offences of inciting public disturbances, forgery and given false information to a public officer in the state. Nasiru Garba alias Mo, was detained for over …
Read More »Four Kidnapped Female Students Regain Freedom In Zamfara
The four kidnapped female students of Zamfara State College of Arts and Sciences, ZACAS, Gusau, have regained their freedom after over six months in the bandits’ den. Reports gathered that the kidnappers had released two video clips at different periods in which the victims were seen crying and appealing for …
Read More »NGO Organise Workshop On Crime Prevention In Zamfara State
A non-governmental organisation “Cleen Foundation,” has Organised a training workshop on preventing Serious Organized Crime (SOC) in the communities of two local government areas of Zamfara state. The two days training was flagged up in Gusau, Zamfara state capital, on Monday by the program officer(Monitoring & Evaluation) Cleen Foundation Mr …
Read More »Bandits Kill 4 Policemen In Zamfara State
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the killing of four policemen by armed bandits on Monday night during an attack in Bungudu Local Government Area of the State. The officers were said to have mounted a checkpoint along Bungudu-Gusau Road when the armed bandits ambushed and opened fire on …
Read More »Police Confirm Killing Of Six Persons In Zamfara
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 …
Read More »Bandits Kills 62 People In Sokoto, Zamfara Villages
Bandits at the weekend unleashed terror on communities in Sokoto and Zamfara States, gunning down 62 persons. Thirty seven persons were feared dead and several others injured in the attacks on Raka, Raka Dutse and Filingawa communities in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. This happened two days after …
Read More »Bandits Kill 20 Farmers, Injure Others In Zamfara
GUNMEN believed to be armed terrorists have carried out a fresh attack, resulting in the death of more than 20 farmers in the Gidan Goga area of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A resident from the region, who requested anonymity, told Newsextra24 during a telephone conversation that the …
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