Zamfara State Anti-Thuggery Committee has arrested a 70-year-old man for allegedly raping a girl-child aged 13 years. Parading the man alongside other suspects on Friday, the chairman of the committee, Bello Bakyasuwa, said the suspected rapist, who has four wives and 20 children, confessed to twice having carnal knowledge...
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, invalidated the primary election that produced Rep Sani Galadima as the PDP candidate for the 2023 Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, ordered the conduct of a fresh election within 14 days of the...
A political support group in Zamfara, “Matawalle/Shehi Amalgamated Mobilisation Group’’, (MASAMOG) has described Gov. Bello Matawalle and former Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari as strong pillars of All Progressives Congress (APC) reconciliation drive in the state. The group also said it was working to mobilise grassroots support for the APC candidates...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A notorious bandit kingpin identified as Mr Bada has been killed by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji at Yar Tashar village in Maru LGA of Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
The Federal High Court in Gusau adjourned until Oct. 27 for definite hearing”, the suit filed by a group: Northern Youth Assembly and other against Gov. Bello Matawalle and three others for alleged perjury. The group in the suit, alleged that there were discrepancies in the academic and birth...
The Police Command in Gusau, Zamfara on Sunday confirmed the killing of one man and 18 others sustained injuries during a clash by members of two youth groups. The Police said the groups were suspected to be members of APC and PDP in the state. The Police Public Relations...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Zamfara, says it has adopted proactive security strategies to curtail thuggery and criminal activities in Gusau and environs. The newly posted Commandant of the Corps in the state, Mr Mohammad Muazu gave the indication while addressing personnel of the Corps...
Barely 48 hours after a ‘surprise raid’ by aircraft in Zamfara State that eliminated scores of bandits, PRNigeria gathered that the military has commenced dropping leaflets and airing jingles to advise civilians on security consciousness and on impending major operations deep inside the bandit enclaves. This development is coming...
Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a former soldier and notorious bandit who also supplies arms to terrorists in the northwestern state. The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, is said to have been terrorising communities in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kaduna states. Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily...
At least 75 secondary schools in Zamfara are still shut because of rising security challenges bedeviling different part of the state. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Kabiru Attahiru, made this known in Gusau on Saturday. He was reading a goodwill message during a two-day meeting to...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have expressed displeasure over the non implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage for workers in Zamfara. This is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Acting State Secretary of NLC, Mr Ahmed Abubakar and TUC Secretary, Sani Kwotorkwoshi,...
A notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has embraced the peace initiative of the Zamfara State Government as part of efforts to end banditry in the north-western state. Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this during a conference on security in Gusau, the State capital organized by...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – As part of measures to curtail insecurity bedeviling Zamfara, the state government on Friday activated an emergency call centre for the general public to call in the event of any emergencies. The state Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, disclosed this in a statement...
The Police Command in Zamfara on Friday confirmed the killing of a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Benedict-Torngee Azza by gunmen on Thursday. The command Public Relation Officer (PPRO), SP Muhammad Shehu confirmed the killing of the lawyer to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has been conferred with a national award on security by the President Mohammed Bazoum of Niger Republic. Bazoum, who presented the award to Matawalle at a ceremony on Wednesday in Niamey, said the governor was recognised for his immense contribution to the fight against...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – No fewer than 28 persons have been killed, others kidnapped and hundreds of livestock have been rustled following an attack by armed terrorists in Duma Village in Tureta LGA of Sokoto State. Tureta LGA shared borders with Zamfara Local Government Area where a wanted...
Abu Sanni, a self-confessed bandit kingpin, has said that insecurity has become a business everyone benefits from. Sanni, who says he helped mastermind the abduction of students of Government Girls Secondary School Jangebe, Zamfara, was interviewed by BBC Africa Eye in a forest in Zamfara. The documentary titled ‘The Bandit...
The Police Command in Zamfara on Saturday night released the leadership Newspapers reporter, Umar Maradun, on bail. The Police released Maradun at about 10 p.m. on Saturday. Maradun was arrested in the early hours of Saturday from his country home, Maradun, Maradun Local Government Area and detained at the...
Scores of people have been killed and several others injured after jets belonging to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), were reported to have bombed Kunkuna village, in Safana LGA of Katsina State. The incident reportedly took place at about 11:00 pm on Tuesday, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari’s advance...
Dr Mansur Muhammed Dansadau, the Medical Director of Dansadau General hospital in Zamfara State alongside two other health workers who were abducted in Dansadau emirate have been released by their abductors. It was gathered that they were released on Friday night after seven days in captivity after the sum...