Bandits have abducted the wife of the Chairman, Zamfara State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Sanusi Mohammed Gusau. The wife, Ramatu Yunusa, who is nine months pregnant, was abducted from her husband’s house in Damba Gusau…
Focus on saving Nigeria, not 2023 elections —Obi tells political leaders
Following the recent closure of schools in Zamfara State, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has, again, called on political leaders, at all levels of government, not to be…
EFCC arrests former Zamfara governor Abdulaziz Yari
Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged illegal financial dealings and misappropriation of funds. Yari, who was arrested on Tuesday by operatives of the anti-graft agency, was…
I was in same kidnappers’ den with my daughter – Father of Jangebe schoolgirl
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, in the early hours of yesterday, secured the release of 10 persons kidnapped by bandits 14 weeks ago in Gwaram community of Talata Mafara Local Government Area. Among those freed were three men, including…
Yerimaism is a bandit ideology – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There is more trouble in Zamfara State than in Sambisa Forest. Let’s note, for starters, that President Muhammadu Buhari has not declared a “No-Fly Zone” in Sambisa as he has just done in Zamfara. The trouble with Zamfara did not…
Kidnapped Zamfara schoolgirls released
The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. A very competent source had informed Sunday…
Stop rewarding bandits with money and vehicles – Buhari warns governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the latest abduction of hundreds of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Zamfara State as inhumane and totally unacceptable, sending out a strong warning to bandits and their sponsors. Reacting to the incident…
Gunmen abduct over 300 girls in Zamfara school
Some gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A staff of the school, who begged for anonymity, said the bandits arrived in…
EFCC nabs Zamfara INEC officials for allegedly diverting N84 million (Guardian)
The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara State. Administrative Secretary, Hassan Aliyu; Head of Operations, Hussain Jafar; State Accountant, Abdullahi Abubakar; and…
Police recover 100 assorted guns from militias in Zamfara (Guardian)
The Zamfara Police Command has recovered a total of 100 guns from repentant local militia group members in the state. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Usman Nagogo made this disclosure at a news conference held at the Command Headquarters…