Over 100 bandits graced the turbaning ceremony of a bandit kingpin called Ada Aleru as the Sarkin Fulani by the Emir of Yandoto in Tsafe town of Zamfara State. Recall that Newsextra24 had reported on Sunday that the Zamfara state government approved the coronation of the bandits’ Kingpin despite being wanted …
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The Zamfara State government has been accused of being the originator of banditry and other forms of terrorist attacks across the country. A Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain in Birnin Gwari Local government area of Kaduna State, Ibrahim Musa Yakodo, made this known on Sunnday after bandits’ kingpin, Ado Aleiro was …
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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has flagged off the training of newly recruited Community Protection Guards (CPG). The CPG were recruited in each of the 19 Emirate Councils of the state Speaking at the event on Saturday, Matawalle said the decision to establish the CPG was informed by his administration’s desire to …
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Residents of Mada district under Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have fled their homes to safer communities like Kwatarkwashi following incessant attacks by bandits. The latest attacks in Mada and surrounding villages started on Thursday, June 23, when the bandits killed one local vigilante and abducted about seven people. …
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AK-47 rifle with 18 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from an injured bandits during gun battle with the police at the Bukkuyum/Gummi axis in Zamfara State. The state Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkanah, said that the command intensified confidence-building patrol to avert further attacks on nearby communities. “On 19th …
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There was palpable trepidation in Furfuri village, Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as rampaging bandits attacked the town on Sunday. The bandits invaded the town which is about 7km away from the state capital, Gusau, around 11:30 pm on Sunday. According to sources, three wives of the former …
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More than 30 members of the local vigilantes otherwise known as Yan Sakai have been reportedly killed when rampaging bandits stormed a community in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The men were killed during a gun duel with the bandits near Gidan Dan Inna community in Auki district. According …
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No fewer than 50 persons were killed on Friday afternoon when bandits attacked three villages in the Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A former councillor told Premium Times that the gunmen attacked Sabon Garin Damri, Damri and Kalahe villages, around 2:30pm on Friday. He was quoted as saying, …
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2023: I’ll Guarantee Religious Freedom If Elected President – Ex-Zamfara Governor A coalition of groups under the auspices of Yarima Support Organisation, on Friday, gifted an expression of interest and nomination form for former Zamfara State Governor, Ahmad Sani Yarima, officially enrolling him into the race for All Progressives Congress …
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Suspected armed bandits, Sunday night, invaded Tsafe town, the council headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing many people. Residents said one of the victims is the son of the state’s commissioner for security affairs, Mamman Tsafe. Neither the commissioner nor the state government has confirmed the …
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