Tag Archives: Zamfara

Bandits have k!lled a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, councillorship aspirant, Hon. Kamilu Sa’idu Wuya, in Zamfara State.   It was gathered that bandits blocked Gusau-Mayanchi road on Saturday, October 19, 2024, and intercepted a vehicle carrying Hon. Wuya, and his entourage.    The group was returning to Wuya village in Anka Local Government Area of the state, after purchasing a …

Security operatives have arrested a 29-year-old suspected ammunition courier identified as Zayyanu Abdullahi, in Zamfara State.    The suspect was apprehended on October 13, 2024, along the Anka-Bagega road while allegedly transporting ammunition.    The arrest was carried out by troops in collaboration with the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards (ZSCPG), following a tip-off from local residents regarding suspicious movements …

A notorious bandit leader, Kachalla Ibrahim Gurgun Daji, has been eliminated in Kwanar Nasiru, located east of Mada town in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.    Gurgun Daji was reportedly k!lled by a rival faction on Sunday, October 13, 2024, and his body left at the scene.    Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who confirmed the incident on Monday said …

Bandits have shot the Director General of Zamfara State Community Guards (CPG), General Lawal Muhammed (rtd)   It was gathered that General Muhammad was shot by the bandits during an attack on motorists at Kucheri village in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state.    According to the Daily Trust, the bandits blocked the busy Funtua-Tsafe road late evening and …

The Zamfara State Government has threatened to demolish communities harbouring bandits.     The Deputy Governor of the State, Malam Mani Mummuni, disclosed this when he visited Tsafe Emirate to console the community over the killing of nine members of the Zamfara State local security outfit, Community Protection Guards, CPG by bandits.     LIB reported that bandits ambushed the …

Armed bandits have k!lled a police officer and abducted scores of travelers including an expatriate and some construction workers in Zamfara State.    The incident occurred Thursday morning, October 10, 2024, when the heavily armed men blocked the ever busy Tsafe – Funtua road for several hours.   One of the survivors informed newsmen that the terrorists created an ambush …

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has expressed his condolences following the k!lling of nine operatives of the Community Protection Guards, a state-owned security outfit, in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state.   The bandits attacked the CPG personnel otherwise known as Askarawa while on duty at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Tsafe town around 8:am on Monday.  …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped Dr Abidemi Oyaromade, a consultant gynaecologist, with Federal Medical Central, FMC in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.    According to AIT, the bandits invaded Oyaromade residence on Monday, October 7 around 4am and whisked him away to an unknown destination.    Oyaromade was the Head of Clinical Services (CMAC) at the Ahmad Sani …

A couple and their four children have been reportedly crushed to d@ath by a truck driver in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.    The accident occurred along Gusau Hotel roundabout at about 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 29, 2024.    According to an eyewitness account, the truck driver was said to be reversing when he smashed into the victims who …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved a lawsuit seeking to compel the Federal Government to investigate the alleged connection between the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, and the activities of bandits in Zamfara State.   The suit, filed by Zamfara-based human rights activist Abubakar Dahiru, names President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation …