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Nigerian Army troops under Operation Hadarin Daji have intercepted 12 trucks loaded with 154 rustled cows and arrested 44 collaborators in Zamfara State.The Deputy Force Commander, Operation Hadarin Daji, Northwest Region, Air Commander…

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has said that his administration will deal decisively with bandits and their sponsors terrorising the state.Matawalle made his position known in a statewide broadcast he made in Gusau on Saturday…

The Zamfara State Government has given approval to communities in the state to defend themselves against kidnapping, banditry and other criminal attacks.The State Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle gave the approval at a special prayer…

The police in Zamfara have confirmed Thursday’s attack on Kadawa village of Zurmi local government area of the state, where over 90 people were said to have been killed.The Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP…

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians accusing him of being soft on bandits and terrorists in the north are being unfair to him.The president stated this during an exclusive interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on…

The police in Zamfara have foiled bandit attacks on a Fulani settlement on the outskirts of Anka town, on the Bagega-Anka Road in the state.This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command SP…

Bandits have abducted an unspecified number of residents in Dansadau Maruo Local Government Area of Zamfara State.The incident was said to have occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday.According to sources, the bandits shot sporadically…

The Zamfara Government has said that repentant bandits have surrendered 203 sophisticated firearms under the state government peace accord.The Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Garba Dauran, made this known to newsmen…

The Police Command in Zamfara on Sunday said several bandits were neutralised in the state on Saturday night when criminals attempted to attack Magami village of Gusau Local Government Area.This is contained in a statement signed by the…

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has appealed to judges in the state not to take it lightly with bandits being prosecuted in their courts.Matawalle said that the judges must show patriotism by not showing leniency in…

The Zamfara State Government has banned the sale of petroleum products in areas that recorded recent upsurge of banditry in the state.This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara,…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to reports that bandits killed 83 persons across Zamfara State on Wednesday, warning that “such wanton disregard for life will be brought to an end sooner than later.”In a statement by his…

The Zamfara State Government says it has suspended Surajo Namakkah, the district head of Badarawa, Shinkafi emirate, for conferring a title on a military officer who was arrested for selling ammunition to bandits.Governor Bello…

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has denied media reports connecting medical doctors with banditry in Zamfara State.This is contained in a statement signed in Gusau on Friday by the association’s state Chairman and Secretary, Dr…

The Police Command in  Zamfara says it has secured the release of 11 kidnapped persons in the state.The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, announced this in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday.“On April…

Three All Progressives Congress (APC) governors on Monday visited Zamfara to inaugurate some projects.The visit came amidst reports that Gov. Bello Matawalle was set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.The…

Former Zamfara governor Abdul’aziz Yari has cautioned the State Government against politicising security challenges in the state.Yari said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Talata Mafara, headquarters of Talata Mafara Local…

Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has advised media houses to always verify their reports on security before publishing or broadcasting them.Matawalle gave the advice in a statewide broadcast in Gusau on Tuesday.He said the state…

No fewer than 100 miners operating between Anka and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara have been abducted by bandits, the Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has disclosed.Ahmad,  who is also the Chairman of the state Council of…

The 2019 gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Zamfara State, Dr. Sani Abdullah Shinkafi, says members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) offered N56 million bribe to the abductors of the Jangebe…

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has cautioned politicians against making unguarded comments on security-related matters that could undermine Federal Government’s efforts at securing the nation.This is contained in a statement…

The Nigeria Police Command in Zamfara has denied media reports that 40 people were killed and 70 nursing mothers and children abducted at Tungar Baushe in the Maru Local Government Area of the state.The denial is contained in a…

Suspected bandits have kidnapped 70 people, including nursing mothers and children, at Ruwan Tofa village in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.According to Sahara Reporters, the motorcycle-riding gunmen stormed the village…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has challenged Governor Bello Matawalle to name those behind the kidnapping of the 317 schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe.The pan-Northern group stated this Tuesday through a…

The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as “no fly zone’’.The National Security Adviser (NSO), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno made this known when he briefed State…

One of the victims of last Friday’s Zamfara Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, abduction, Hafsat Anka, said the captives threatened to kill, fry and eat them if they misbehaved.Hafsat, while narrating her ordeal to the News…

The Zamfara State Government has announced the release of 279 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe abducted last Friday.The Governor, Bello Matawalle, announced the return of the schoolgirls in a series of tweets on…

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has said that full disclosure of everything he knew about Friday's abduction at Government Girls’ Secondary School, Jangebe would leave Nigerians shocked.Matawalle stated this Sunday while…