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The Zamfara State Government on Sunday advised individuals to obtain guns and defend themselves in the height of the resurgence of insecurity in the state. The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information, Alhaji…

Police tactical operatives in Zamfara said they neutralised a bandit and recovered an AK 47 rifle and 18 rounds of live ammunition during a gun battle in Saran Gamawa and Anguwar Mata villages in Gummi Local Government Area of the state.…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has declared a work-free week to enable public and civil servants to register and obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC). The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, disclosed this in a…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the appointment of additional 169 top government officials and aides, in a bid to promote unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This is contained in a nine-page…

The Governor of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle has raised alarm over the sudden resurgence of banditry, kidnapping and activities of informants in the state. Matawalle, in a statement issued by Malam Zailani Bappa, his Special Adviser on…

The Governor Bello Matawalle-led Zamfara State Government has dethroned the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of Dansadau, Alhaji Hussaini Umar, for their alleged involvement in banditry. The government also removed Alhaji…

Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara, on Monday struck out the suit filed against Gov Bello Matawalle and four others for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June 2021. Justice Aminu Bappah Aliyu while ruling on…

Residents of nine communities in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been ordered to pay bandits N24 million levy to avoid being attacked. The affected communities are Yangalma, Tungar Gebe, Wawan Iccen Ibrahim, Wawan…

Bandits have killed five persons, including the District Head, and abducted an unconfirmed number of persons during an attack on Gada town in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The District Head, Alhaji Umar Bawan-Allah, was…

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has charged the nation's security agencies to prevent terrorists from carrying out their threats against Christians in Zamfara State. The group spoke through a statement titled, ‘No Christian…

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has lifted the ban on mobile telecommunication network in the state. Matawalle made the announcement at the state congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gusau on Saturday.…

The Zamfara State Taskforce Committee on Compliance to Gov. Bello Matawalle’s Executive Order on insecurity has ordered the closure of a filling station and bakery in Gusau and Tsafe local government areas of the state. Chairmen of…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Friday in Gusau said security forces have rescued no fewer than 544 abducted persons in the last two months in the state. Matawalle made the disclosure while addressing supporters of the All…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned what it described as political intolerance in Zamfara, targeted at destabilising the main opposition party in the state. The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity…

Former Zamfara state Governor, Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, on Monday, said, he has no plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to any other political party. Abdullahi Abdulkarim-Tsafe, Ex-Gov. Yari’s Chief of Staff, in a…

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto has lamented how the state became worse hit by the nefarious activities of bandits as a result of the relentless military operations in neighbouring Zamfara state. The governor stated this when the Chief…

A steady drop in the number of children forced out of school, due to untoward circumstances in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara has brought smiles to a Nigerian group in London. The London-based IA-Foundation says it has cause to jubilate…

The police in Zamfara have handed over a total of 187 rescued abductees, comprising males, female adults and children, to the state government, the Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, said in a statement issued in…

The Zamfara State Police Command on Friday banned unauthorized installation of cyber networks as part of effort to complement the current security measures tackle banditry and kidnapping in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the…

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed trending pictures and videos in circulation showing dumping of dead bodies into mass graves, purported to be bodies of people killed in military operations. The Director, Defence Information,…

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina says bandits terrorising Zamfara and other states in the North-West are now getting killed like flies. The presidential spokesman stated this in the latest installment…

A private member’s bill to provide a law for compulsory free pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, sickle cell tests, before marriage in the state, has scaled its second reading at the Zamfara House Assembly. This was contained in a statement…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has appealed to the people of the state to intensify prayers for God’s intervention to end banditry in the state. Matawalle made the call during a special prayer session organised by the Ulamau…

The Zamfara Police Command has confirmed that gunmen on Wednesday attacked another school, Government Day Secondary School Kaya, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), kidnapping 73 students. SP Muhammed Shehu, the Command’s Public…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has announced the closure of all weekly markets in the state as part of measures to address worsening security situation in the state. Matawalle announced this after receiving 18 kidnapped…

The newly-deployed Commissioner of police in Zamfara, Mr. Yakubu Elkana, has warned recalcitrant bandits terrorising the state to surrender their arms or face dire consequences. Elkana, who gave the warning at a maiden media briefing in…

The abductors of students and staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura in Zamfara State have demanded N350 million ransom. Provost of the College, Alhaji Habibu Mainasara, confirmed the development. He said that…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says dialogue and reconciliation remain the most plausible solutions to banditry and other security challenges. Matawalle said on Thursday in Abuja that dialogue and reconciliation of bandits had…

The Police Command in Zamfara said gunmen had kidnapped the wife and seven-month-old son of an ex-councilor in the state, Mr Babangida Ibrahim. Confirming the development, the spokesman for the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, told the News…

Suspected bandits have kidnapped the father of Speaker Zamfara State House of Assembly, Nasiru Mu’azu and seven other persons in Magarya village, Zurmi Local Government Area of the state. TVC reported Thursday that the heavily armed…