The Zamfara State chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has expressed sadness as unknown gunmen kill one of its members, Barrister Benedict Torngee Azza in Gusau, the state capital. The state chairman of the association, Barrister Junaidu Abubakar, made this revelation via a signed statement, made available to newsmen in Gusau. The chairman said…
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has told members of the State to use the avenue of the EID EL Kabir celebration to pray for peace in the state. Matawalle, while appealing to Muslim faithful to pray for divine intervention, and confessed that every effort by his government to end violence and banditry in…
No fewer than six persons died while six others were injured in an auto crash that occurred at Tazame Village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara on Thursday. The accident occurred when the Sharon bus in which the victims were travelling had a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle. Sector Commander of the FRSC…
The police in Katsina State have arrested a 45-year-old man, Sani Mamuda, for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to bandits in Katsina and Zamfara States. The Katsina Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Gambo Isa, who disclosed this while parading the suspects on Thursday at the police headquarters in Katsina, said the suspect was arrested…
The Zamfara State Police Command has disclosed that only three security personnel were killed by bandits in the state. An online news had earlier reported that about 20 security operatives were killed by bandits. According to the report, “No fewer than 20 operatives of Nigeria security agencies have been reportedly butchered in Shinkafi LGA of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the declaration of Zamfara State a “no fly zone” as part of efforts to tackle the security challenges being witnessed in the state, the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd.), disclosed on Tuesday at the end of a meeting of the National Security Council held at the Presidential…
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have eliminated 82 bandits in Katsina and Zamfara States. While 67 criminals were killed at the Birnin Kogo Forest in Katsina, 15 were dispatched to the great beyond at the Ajjah Forest in Zamfara. Disclosing this on Wednesday in a statement titled, ‘Operation Hadarin Daji:…
Following the booing President Muhammadu Buhari received from disgruntled residents of Maiduguri Borno State, during his condolence visit to the city on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in a statement signed by its Spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan has knocked the president, saying such negative reception was a confirmation of the loss of confidence in his…
KWARA state students schooling in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara have tasked the state governor, AbdulRahman Abdulrasaq on good governance by fulfilling his campaign promises. This appeal was contained in a sallah message signed by the axis’ coordinator, Moshood Ibrahim and made available to newsmen today in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. Ibrahim disclosed that Kwara…
