Tag Archives: Zamfara

The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining activities in Zamfara State, ending a five-year prohibition.   The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, through his representative Segun Tomori, announced the decision during a press briefing on Sunday, December 22.   “The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining exploration activities in Zamfara State, citing significant improvements …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command, has arrested a man identified as Mohammed Dauda Islmail, who was in possession of counterfeit currency amounting to $7,000.   The Commandant of the Corps in Zamfara State, Sani Mustapha, disclosed this while parading the suspect at the Command Headquarters in Gusau, the state capital. He said that on …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized two terrorists and captured weapons in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, disclosed this is a statement on 12 December 2024.    “Troops of Forward Operating Base Anka under 1 Brigade in the Joint Task Force North West, Operation …

Bandits have rejected N3m offered as ransom for the release of 26 abducted persons from Kakidawa ward in the Gidan-Goga district in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.    The incident occurred around 2 am on Sunday, December 8, 2024.    An indigene of the village, Abubakar Shehu, whose three daughters are among the abductees, disclosed this in an …

An unconfirmed number of travellers were k!lled following a suspected bomb explosion in Yar Tasha village in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred around 8am on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, when a commercial vehicle conveying the travellers ran on explosives suspected to have been planted by bandits along Dansadau-Gusau Road.  …

Troops of the Joint Task Force in the North-West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised scores of terrorists in the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   The Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, who revealed this in a statement on Monday, December 2, 2024, said several other terrorists reportedly escaped with serious wounds.   Abdullahi …

Armed bandits launched a deadly attack on the Kungurki community in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, k!lling an elderly man and abducting 13 residents, including a two month old baby and his mother.    Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama that the assailants stormed the village on Saturday night, November 30, 2024, …

Rampaging bandits have struck again in Zamfara State, attacking communities in Wanke, near the capital Gusau, where they reportedly abducted over 100 people, including women, children, and the elderly.     Vanguard reports that among those abducted was the community’s Chief Imam, who was previously released from captivity and was receiving treatment for a leg injury.     This marks …

The Defence Headquarters has detained a naval personnel identified as A. Akila for allegedly k!lling his colleague in Zamfara State.    The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Friday, October 25, 2024.   The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Buba Edward, who confirmed the incident to Punch stated that the naval rating deployed to Forward Operating …

Bandits have killed two travelers and abducted the Zamfara State Coordinator of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Alhaji Bashir Abara Gummi alongside several others along the Funtua-Gusau Road.   It was gathered that the bandits were said to have blocked the busy Funtua-Gusau Road on Sunday, October 20, 2024 and attacked several vehicles including the car in …