The Nigerian air force has commenced aerial bombardments of suspected bandits in Zamfara communities.Caleb Oleyera, commander of the 207 quick response group of the air force, disclosed this while speaking with reporters in Gusau, the state capital.He spoke after taking delivery of two airplanes deployed for the operation.Olayera described the operation as part of a joint military operation, involving the [...]
Kabir Marafa, senator representing Zamfara central, has expressed his intention to contest the state's governorship election.The senator made known his intention when executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state paid him a Sallah visit at his residence in Tsafe local government area of the state.Marafa said he decided to join the governorship race following calls across the [...]
Abdul’aziz Yari, Zamfara state governor, says he is helpless over the security situation in the state.Describing his status as chief security officer (CSO) of the state as a "mere appellation", Yari express concern that he lacks the power to direct security officers on what to do to safeguard his people.He urged residents of the state to be more faithful to God [...]
The Zamfara state police command has confirmed the death of 10 persons in an attack in Birnin-Magaji local government area of the state.Muhammad Shehu, spokesman of the command, said the suspects attacked Dutsen-Wake and Oho villages at about 10pm on Tuesday.Addressing journalists in Gusau on Wednesday, Shehu said the police “quickly responded” to an alert from residents concerning the attack.He also [...]
Six days after 30 people were killed in a community in Zamfara, gunmen have again attacked another village in the state, killing 15 people.Muhammad Shehu, Zamfara public relations officer, told NAN on Saturday that the bandits killed the people in a village called Zakuna.He said the village is in the Anka local government area of Zamfara.Shehu said that the attackers [...]
Gunmen have reportedly killed about 30 persons in a fresh attack in Zamfara state.According to DailyTrust, the attack took place on Saturday at Malikawa village, Gidan Goga district of Maradun local government area.The gunmen were said to have attacked and killed five persons who had gone to work on their farms and twenty-five others who wanted to retrieve their corpses [...]
The wife and three children of Abdullahi Borea, a commissioner in Zamfara state, have been abducted.Unknown gunmen broke into their residence in Gurbin Bore village, Zurmi local government area of the state in the early hours of Tuesday.The commissioner confirmed the attack to reporters, saying three other relatives were abducted alongside his wife and children.He said the kidnappers have not contacted [...]
The military operation tagged: “Operation Idan Raini” killed three bandits in Zamfara on Friday, according to Clement Abiade, assistant director, army public relations.In a statement made available to NAN in Gusau, Zamfara state capital, Abiade said “the army troops encountered the bandits in the notorious Dansadau bush on Friday”.Abiade said many of the bandits had been overpowered by the soldiers and therefore escaped [...]
Eight bandits have been killed by troops of the 1 brigade of the Nigerian army in Gusau in an exchange of gunfire in Maru local government area of Zamfara.This is contained in a press release signed by Clement Abiade, assistant director, army public relations, and made available to NAN in Gusau on Thursday.He said the army was now carrying out [...]
Three biological children and seven family members of Saidu Yarkufoji, a member of Zamfara state house of assembly, representing Bakura state constituency, have died in an auto crash.The Zamfara command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) the tragic incident on Monday.According to NAN, other family members of the lawmaker who died in the accident were four of his grandchildren, [...]
Some gunmen have reportedly killed at least 30 people in Kabaro and Danmani villages in Maru local government area of Zamfara state.NAN quoted Shuaibu Kabaro, a witness, as saying the suspects struck in two communities and that the incident was immediately reported to the security agents.He said three of the bandits were arrested by security agents.Shuaibu said the gunmen in [...]
Suspected bandits on Wednesday attacked two villages in Anka local government area of Zamfara state, killing some people.The suspects attacked a mining site at Kuru-kuru village and also ambushed some people from the neighbouring Jarkuka village as they mobilised to bring help to Kuru-kuru.Sadi Musa, a witness, said scores of people were killed at the mining site on Wednesday evening which [...]
Sadique Abubakar, chief of air staff, has ordered the deployment of special forces of the Nigerian air force (NAF) to Gusau, Zamfara capital, as part of efforts to stop the killings in the state.The development is coming after the recent attack that claimed over 30 lives in Bawan Daji village, Anka local government area of Zamfara.Olatokunbo Adesanya, NAF director of public relations, in [...]
Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara state, on Friday asked security agents to shoot and kill anyone caught carrying firearms illegally in the state.Yari said this when he visited the emir of Anka to condole with the emirate over the killing of over 30 persons by gunmen in Bawan Daji village.“This is an order from the president and from the governor [...]
More than 30 persons were on Thursday buried in Bawan Daji village of Anka local government area of Zamfara state, following an attack on the village.Suspected bandits attacked the area after some members of the community held a meeting to discuss measures to be taken against invaders during the 2018 farming season.The bandits had earlier threatened that there would be no farming [...]
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