Tag: SHOOT-ON-SIGHT, ZAMFARA
Matawalle gives 7-day ultimatum for return of illegal arms by Zamfara residents
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has ordered all residents of the state to handover illegal firearms in their possession to a nearby police station within the...
BREAKING: FG declares Zamfara ‘no-fly zone’
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared Zamfara State a no-fly-zone and approved an immediate ban on all mining activities in the state as a result of rising insecurity...
Bandits kill seven, abduct 20 women in Zamfara attack
Bandits have kidnapped 20 women, and killed seven persons, in a Monday evening attack on Danfasa village, Dansadau Emirate of the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara...
NCDC official supervising COVID-19 response in Zamfara dies of disease
A supervisor at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has died of COVID-19 complications. The deceased named J.J. Shalanga, was posted to Zamfara to supervise...
Zamfara Attack: Death toll rises to 23
Residents of the Ruwan- Tofa community said the death toll from Saturday’s attack in Zamfara State has risen to 23. It was gathered that the residents got a hint of...
N5m bounty placed on Katsina attacks mastermind, declared wanted
The Katsina State Police Command has placed a N5 million Naira bounty on Adamu Yankuzo, the alleged mastermind of recent bandit attacks in Kadisau village, Faskari Local...
Nigerian army decimates over 200 terrorists in two days – Enenche
The Nigerian army has killed over 200 bandits in multiple air strikes between Zamfara and Katsina states, in two days. Confirming the incident the Coordinator, Defence...
Zamfara records first two cases of COVID-19
Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Zamfara state as the virus continues to spread across Nigeria. Governor Bello Matawalle said he received a report from...
Zamfara police kill one suspected bandit, arrest two others
The Zamfara state police command has announced that it has killed one bandit and arrested two others during a raid in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. The...
14 killed in Zamfara village attack
Suspected bandits have killed at least 14 people during an attack on Babban Rafi village in Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara, on Thursday. The Public Relations...
