Tag: Zamfara state

"The bandits were looking for every male child to kill, no matter how small. They will open and see if ...

"So, you see, with the kind of people we have in Zamfara State, I don't think this issue of banditry ...

Bandits have written letters to the nine communities asking them to pay their levies or face deadly attacks

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of ...

The police recovered the rocket launcher after a gun duel with hoodlums.

"The security challenges in Zamfara and other states in the northwest is unprecedented. It has become an existential threat for ...

Mr Umahi, a member of the ruling APC, announced his plan to run for president after a meeting with President ...

Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) condemns "state security attacks on journalists and vandalisation of media outlets and ...

"As of today (Saturday morning), 200 people have been buried in funerals on Thursday morning, Friday morning and night and ...

Residents said the attacks were a fight between bandits and members of unofficial vigilante groups.

Residents of Dansadua are witnessing the longest period of peace in recent times since they cut a deal with bandits.

"They said they were sent teach one of our staff, Abdul Balarabe, a lesson. But he was not around when ...

Bello Turji's gesture is coming a few days after Nigerian Air force jets bombed to death two other bandits' leaders ...

"The police operatives succeeded in rescuing 21 kidnapped children including two female who were coming from Rini village in Bakura ...

Gada community is about seven kilometres from Bungudu, the local council headquarters.

It took the intervention of security personnel before the thugs left the venue.

Residents said the attacks started from late on Saturday, Christmas Day, to the early hours of Sunday.

"I only supply weapons to bandits. I have never killed people with these weapons.”

The about 14-minute long song was rendered in Hausa by a man who identified himself in the song as Adamu ...

The former Vice-Chancellor is accused of extorting about N260 million from a contractor on the pretext of awarding him a ...

One critical component, which the Sokoto of old and the Zamfara of today share is the unclear nature of both ...

"The children of Nigeria are the future of Nigeria. Yet, they are being physically and emotionally traumatised, kidnapped, sexually assaulted, ...

Majority of the killings occurred in the northern part of Nigeria.

Abdulaziz Yari and Kabiru Marafa describe report of their change of parties as mischievous

The "phenomenon of banditry has steadily and increasingly found its way back to the Abuja-Kaduna highway," he said.